Hi,
I've got a Googlemail or Gmail account, and I use Outlook to send & recieve
mail - I've got it set up as an IMAP and everything works fine...

...apart from when I want to delete an email in Outlook.

You may know that Gmail works on the principal of views and lables, the
inbox is just a view of all the mail with the "label" "inbox".

When I delete an email using Outlook, all it does is remove the "inbox"
label - it doesn't actually delete the mail.

This means that every so ofter I have to fo into the Googlemail account and
manuallt delete all the mails from the "all mail" list that I don't want to
keep.

Is there any setting in outlook or the Gamil IMAP config that I can set, so
that when I tell Outlook to delete, it tells Gmail to "delete" not "remove
label".

Thanks

Even if you click edit, purge?

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"Dave Eade" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:76AC806A-2CAF-4EFC-9A76-(E-Mail Removed)...
> Hi,
> I've got a Googlemail or Gmail account, and I use Outlook to send &
> recieve
> mail - I've got it set up as an IMAP and everything works fine...
>
> ..apart from when I want to delete an email in Outlook.
>
> You may know that Gmail works on the principal of views and lables, the
> inbox is just a view of all the mail with the "label" "inbox".
>
> When I delete an email using Outlook, all it does is remove the "inbox"
> label - it doesn't actually delete the mail.
>
> This means that every so ofter I have to fo into the Googlemail account
> and
> manuallt delete all the mails from the "all mail" list that I don't want
> to
> keep.
>
> Is there any setting in outlook or the Gamil IMAP config that I can set,
> so
> that when I tell Outlook to delete, it tells Gmail to "delete" not "remove
> label".
>
> Thanks

Where am I clicking "edit" "purge" ?

"Diane Poremsky [MVP]" wrote:

> Even if you click edit, purge?
>

FYI I don't have an answer for you but...

I just installed gmail today and set it up in Outlook. In outlook I clicked
on the gmail email in the outlook gmail inbox and then clicked delete X and
it moved the email to the "all mail" folder of gmail that is displayed in
outlook.

So it seems to be working as it should.
--
Gene


"Dave Eade" wrote:

> Hi,
> I've got a Googlemail or Gmail account, and I use Outlook to send & recieve
> mail - I've got it set up as an IMAP and everything works fine...
>
> ..apart from when I want to delete an email in Outlook.
>
> You may know that Gmail works on the principal of views and lables, the
> inbox is just a view of all the mail with the "label" "inbox".
>
> When I delete an email using Outlook, all it does is remove the "inbox"
> label - it doesn't actually delete the mail.
>
> This means that every so ofter I have to fo into the Googlemail account and
> manuallt delete all the mails from the "all mail" list that I don't want to
> keep.
>
> Is there any setting in outlook or the Gamil IMAP config that I can set, so
> that when I tell Outlook to delete, it tells Gmail to "delete" not "remove
> label".
>
> Thanks

Gene,
The "all mail" folder is just that - it's every single mail that you've got
[ except I think Spam ].
In Gmail, when you delete a mail - it deletes it for good.
In Outlook when you delete a mail - it just removes it from the inbox.

In about a years time when you "search" for a specifc mail in Outlook, and
you get get a whole list of mails back which you thought you'd deleted you'll
see my problem.

"Gene" wrote:

> FYI I don't have an answer for you but...
>
> I just installed gmail today and set it up in Outlook. In outlook I clicked
> on the gmail email in the outlook gmail inbox and then clicked delete X and
> it moved the email to the "all mail" folder of gmail that is displayed in
> outlook.
>
> So it seems to be working as it should.
> --
> Gene
>
>
> "Dave Eade" wrote:
>
> > Hi,
> > I've got a Googlemail or Gmail account, and I use Outlook to send & recieve
> > mail - I've got it set up as an IMAP and everything works fine...
> >
> > ..apart from when I want to delete an email in Outlook.
> >
> > You may know that Gmail works on the principal of views and lables, the
> > inbox is just a view of all the mail with the "label" "inbox".
> >
> > When I delete an email using Outlook, all it does is remove the "inbox"
> > label - it doesn't actually delete the mail.
> >
> > This means that every so ofter I have to fo into the Googlemail account and
> > manuallt delete all the mails from the "all mail" list that I don't want to
> > keep.
> >
> > Is there any setting in outlook or the Gamil IMAP config that I can set, so
> > that when I tell Outlook to delete, it tells Gmail to "delete" not "remove
> > label".
> >
> > Thanks

On the Edit menu - look for Purge folder.

If you don't see it, let us know the version (and don't trim the replies so
others can follow the thread).

--
Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]
Outlook Tips: http://www.outlook-tips.net/
Outlook & Exchange Solutions Center: http://www.slipstick.com

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"Dave Eade" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
newsC246564-22EB-462D-8147-(E-Mail Removed)...
> Where am I clicking "edit" "purge" ?
>
> "Diane Poremsky [MVP]" wrote:
>
>> Even if you click edit, purge?
>>
>

It's 2007, although I'm not at home right now so I can't try it out.
I'll do it later and let you know if it works.

Thanks

"Diane Poremsky [MVP]" wrote:

> On the Edit menu - look for Purge folder.
>
> If you don't see it, let us know the version (and don't trim the replies so
> others can follow the thread).
>
> --
> Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]
> Outlook Tips: http://www.outlook-tips.net/
> Outlook & Exchange Solutions Center: http://www.slipstick.com
>
> Outlook Tips by email:
> dailytips-subscribe-(E-Mail Removed)
>
> EMO - a weekly newsletter about Outlook and Exchange:
> EMO-NEWSLETTER-SUBSCRIBE-(E-Mail Removed)
>
> You can access this newsgroup by visiting
> http://www.microsoft.com/office/comm...s/default.mspx or point your
> newsreader to msnews.microsoft.com.
>
>
> "Dave Eade" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> newsC246564-22EB-462D-8147-(E-Mail Removed)...
> > Where am I clicking "edit" "purge" ?
> >
> > "Diane Poremsky [MVP]" wrote:
> >
> >> Even if you click edit, purge?
> >>
> >
>

Try to set up in gmail as POP rather than IMAP. If I remember correctly you
have the option of selecting the email to delete from gmail when you delete
it in outlook. let me know.
--
Gene


"Dave Eade" wrote:

> Gene,
> The "all mail" folder is just that - it's every single mail that you've got
> [ except I think Spam ].
> In Gmail, when you delete a mail - it deletes it for good.
> In Outlook when you delete a mail - it just removes it from the inbox.
>
> In about a years time when you "search" for a specifc mail in Outlook, and
> you get get a whole list of mails back which you thought you'd deleted you'll
> see my problem.
>
> "Gene" wrote:
>
> > FYI I don't have an answer for you but...
> >
> > I just installed gmail today and set it up in Outlook. In outlook I clicked
> > on the gmail email in the outlook gmail inbox and then clicked delete X and
> > it moved the email to the "all mail" folder of gmail that is displayed in
> > outlook.
> >
> > So it seems to be working as it should.
> > --
> > Gene
> >
> >
> > "Dave Eade" wrote:
> >
> > > Hi,
> > > I've got a Googlemail or Gmail account, and I use Outlook to send & recieve
> > > mail - I've got it set up as an IMAP and everything works fine...
> > >
> > > ..apart from when I want to delete an email in Outlook.
> > >
> > > You may know that Gmail works on the principal of views and lables, the
> > > inbox is just a view of all the mail with the "label" "inbox".
> > >
> > > When I delete an email using Outlook, all it does is remove the "inbox"
> > > label - it doesn't actually delete the mail.
> > >
> > > This means that every so ofter I have to fo into the Googlemail account and
> > > manuallt delete all the mails from the "all mail" list that I don't want to
> > > keep.
> > >
> > > Is there any setting in outlook or the Gamil IMAP config that I can set, so
> > > that when I tell Outlook to delete, it tells Gmail to "delete" not "remove
> > > label".
> > >
> > > Thanks