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I am using Windows Live Mail with Win 8.

I have been clearing my Googlemail inbox by highlighting an email then pressing delete on the keyboard why are the emails not showing in the deleted box and where are they now?

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  • aardvaak
    aardvaak Posts: 5,834 Forumite
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    Can anyone help me please?
  • aardvaak
    aardvaak Posts: 5,834 Forumite
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    Can anyone help me please?
  • Oblivion
    Oblivion Posts: 20,248 Forumite
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    edited 7 December 2015 at 11:37AM
    I've just tested my Gmail account in Windows Live Mail and deletions from the Inbox are appearing in the Deleted Items box as you would expect.

    Have you got more than one email account set up in WLM because if you have, each account will have its own Deleted Items box, you may need to use the expand arrow alongside the account title to see it. Are you looking in the right Deleted Items box?


    ETA: Another possibility ... Is your Gmail account IMAP, mine's POP. If IMAP, in Windows Live Mail go to Options > select Mail > Select the Advanced tab. Check the box that says 'Use the deleted items folder for IMAP account'.
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  • RumRat
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    Log into gmail web page and check if your deleted items are there.
    Check your Livemail settings to see what it's telling deleted items to do. You may have it set to empty the bin on exit.
    I don't use Live Mail, but looks like you need to start somewhere.....:)
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  • aardvaak
    aardvaak Posts: 5,834 Forumite
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    Oblivion wrote: »
    I've just tested my Gmail account in Windows Live Mail and deletions from the Inbox are appearing in the Deleted Items box as you would expect.

    Have you got more than one email account set up in WLM because if you have, each account will have its own Deleted Items box, you may need to use the expand arrow alongside the account title to see it. Are you looking in the right Deleted Items box?


    ETA: Another possibility ... Is your Gmail account IMAP, mine's POP. If IMAP, in Windows Live Mail go to Options > select Mail > Select the Advanced tab. Check the box that says 'Use the deleted items folder for IMAP account'.


    Where do I go to 'go to Options > select Mail > Select the Advanced tab. in Windows Live Mail on my computer or online google account?
  • aardvaak
    aardvaak Posts: 5,834 Forumite
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    RumRat wrote: »
    Log into gmail web page and check if your deleted items are there.
    Check your Livemail settings to see what it's telling deleted items to do. You may have it set to empty the bin on exit.
    I don't use Live Mail, but looks like you need to start somewhere.....:)

    They are not in live mail either
  • aardvaak
    aardvaak Posts: 5,834 Forumite
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    aardvaak wrote: »
    Where do I go to 'go to Options > select Mail > Select the Advanced tab. in Windows Live Mail on my computer or online google account?

    Where is Options and where is Mail?
  • aardvaak
    aardvaak Posts: 5,834 Forumite
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    Oblivion wrote: »
    I've just tested my Gmail account in Windows Live Mail and deletions from the Inbox are appearing in the Deleted Items box as you would expect.

    Have you got more than one email account set up in WLM because if you have, each account will have its own Deleted Items box, you may need to use the expand arrow alongside the account title to see it. Are you looking in the right Deleted Items box?


    ETA: Another possibility ... Is your Gmail account IMAP, mine's POP. If IMAP, in Windows Live Mail go to Options > select Mail > Select the Advanced tab. Check the box that says 'Use the deleted items folder for IMAP account'.

    I can not see Mail or Options anywhere
  • aardvaak
    aardvaak Posts: 5,834 Forumite
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    aardvaak wrote: »
    I can not see Mail or Options anywhere

    Ok now found this Options and Mail and in Advance the is a tick in 'Use the deleted items folder for IMAP account'.
  • libra10
    libra10 Posts: 19,577 Forumite
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    I'm using Windows 10, with a GMail email account set up in Windows Live Mail.


    When deleting an email (in Live Mail), there is no 'delete' folder showing. Just spam and trash. Deleted emails go into Trash.


    The Trash folder isn't showing as default in Live Mail. However, if you log into Gmail (at the server), you will see all your deleted emails in the Trash folder there. Each evening I just do a block delete, although I believe that they do eventually disappear.


    HTH.
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