Deleted Emails

borgward · 02-10-2023, 08:33 AM

Deleted Emails are not going to trash. Don't think is Thunderbird problem. Happens with Gmail in my Firefox browser.

At Gmail in my browser when I delete emails they do not show up in IMAP/Trash or INBOXtrash. They to show up under MORE -> Trash

Seen similar complaints from Windows, Chrome, and Mac users.

This is a locked subject at Google Support.

wpeckham · 02-10-2023, 10:25 AM

Google considers this a "feature" and not a "bug" and they have NO intention of "fixing" this.
FYI: Gmail is not open source, so no one can fix it for you. I might recommend an FOSS email client that is gmail compatible, but I believe some of that behavior is server enforced.

The real fix is to stop using gmail, but if you have a well established email community and large contact base changing could be problematic.

borgward · 02-10-2023, 11:15 AM

I am already using a FOSS email client - Thunderbird where I noticed the problem. I went to gmail.com to see what was happening there. I have been using gmail from it's beginning and Thunderbird for many years. I first noticed this in Thunderbird several days ago.

wpeckham · 02-10-2023, 02:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by borgward

I am already using a FOSS email client - Thunderbird where I noticed the problem. I went to gmail.com to see what was happening there. I have been using gmail from it's beginning and Thunderbird for many years. I first noticed this in Thunderbird several days ago.

I use the gmail client on my phone, and the web interface on my laptop (Manjaro), and see the same behavior. I do not remember it being different for at least the last couple of years, but my memory is old and not hot swapable.

borgward · 02-10-2023, 04:28 PM

The problem was that I was autodarkmagically unsubscribed from Gmail Trash in Thunderbird. I right clicked on my me@gmail in the top left and selected "Subscribe" where I was able to click on Trash under the gmail section. I am now getting deleted emails in trash on Thunderbird,

A few days ago I got message in Thunderbird something like that I needed to clean up Thunderbird. I am thinking that is what caused me to be unsubscribed from trash.