How do I set up IMAP to delete messages on my server?

How do I set up IMAP to delete messages on my server?

IMAP accounts provide several options to delete messages that aren’t available in POP accounts. Tools -> Account Settings -> Account Name -> Server Settings -> “When I delete a message” has choices for “Move it to the Trash folder”, “Mark it as deleted” and “Remove it immediately”.

How do I delete emails from my computer and iPhone at the same time?

Open Mail and go to your Inbox. Tap Edit in the upper-right corner, then tap Select All. Or individually select the emails that you want to delete. Tap Trash or Archive.

Does IMAP or POP delete email from server?

IMAP synchronization will delete the server copies too. If your account connects using POP, then deleting server copies when you download messages is the default behaviour, unless you specifically change it by setting the checkbox “Leave a copy on server”.

How do I delete messages from my email server?

Follow these steps:

  1. Open the Email app and visit the inbox.
  2. Touch the Action Overflow icon and choose the Settings command.
  3. Choose an e-mail account.
  4. Choose the Incoming Settings item.
  5. Below the item Delete Email from Server, choose the option When I Delete from Inbox.
  6. Touch the Done button.

Why doesn’t my iPhone delete emails when I delete them from my computer?

Make sure that all of your email is there or make sure that your email is saved somewhere other than your iOS device. On your iOS device, go to Settings > Mail > Accounts. Tap the email account that you want to remove. Tap Delete Account.

How do I delete emails from my iPhone and Mac at the same time?

On your iPhone, go to Settings -> Mail -> Accounts. Find your Gmail Account, tap it, and select Delete Account….First your Mac:

  1. Open Settings on your Mac.
  2. Find and open “Internet Accounts”, blue icon with an @
  3. Click once on your Gmail account and press “-” in the bottom left corner to delete.

Does POP3 leave a copy on the server?

On the E-mail tab, select the POP3 email account, and then select Change. Select More Settings. On the Advanced tab under Delivery, select the Leave a copy of messages on the server check box.

Does POP3 delete emails from server?

By default, when you retrieve new messages from a POP3 email account, the messages are deleted from the POP3 mail server and then saved on the computer that you are using. By changing the settings on your POP3 email account, you can choose whether the messages are removed after they’re downloaded.

Will deleting an email on the iPhone iPad delete it on the server?

If you delete an email from an iPhone/iPad using the POP3 protocol, then the email will be permanently deleted from your device. On the other hand, if your device uses the IMAP protocol, then the email message isn’t stored on your iPhone/iPad but instead on the mail server.

Can I delete emails on my iPhone but keep them on server?

Changes you make on your iPhone with a POP email account don’t affect the emails anywhere else. So you can delete an email on your iPhone, but have it remain on the server and still be available on your computer. We found a helpful diagram from WebFuel below.

Can I delete emails from my iPhone with a pop account?

But with POP, your emails are stored locally. Changes you make on your iPhone with a POP email account don’t affect the emails anywhere else. So you can delete an email on your iPhone, but have it remain on the server and still be available on your computer.

Why don’t IMAP emails get deleted when I open the phone?

Because you don’t need that setting with IMAP. The emails should not be deleted from the server simply because you open them on the phone. All of my email accounts are IMAP, and my emails are never deleted unless I delete them myself. I would check with your email provider as suggested. That’s the way IMAP works.

How do I Turn Off email on my iPhone?

On your iPhone, go to Settings > Passwords & Accounts. Tap on your email account. Scroll to the bottom and tap ‘Advanced.’ Tap ‘Delete from server’ and choose ‘Never.’ This means you can receive emails on your iPhone, but doing so doesn’t delete them from the server.

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