@ -4301,6 +4301,9 @@ or by multiple selecting messages in the message list.
Alternatively, you can disable AUTO EXPUNGE, which will result in marking messages being deleted on the server (by setting the *deleted* flag), but not expunging (deleting) them.
You can find this option in the debug panel, which can be shown by (temporarily) enabling debug mode in the miscellaneous settings.
Note that with AUTO EXPUNGE enabled, all messages in all folders of all accounts will remain on the email server (with the deleted flag set),
also in the draft-messages folder and when emptying the trash-messages or spam-messages folder.
You'll need to manually perform the EXPUNGE command, which you can do by long pressing on a folder, or via the three-dots overflow menu of a messages list.
Note that it is possible to set the swipe left or right action to hide a message.
There is a button in the behavior settings to quickly configure the swipe left and right actions for all IMAP accounts.
<p>Since the IMAP protocol is meant to synchronize two ways, from server to client and from client to server, trashing (=move to trash) and (permanently) deleting messages will be performed on the email server too, so that the message list is the same for all connected clients. Deleting a message from the device only won’t work because it would be synchronized again later.</p>
<p>Some email apps pretend they can do this, but, in fact, messages are hidden on the device. FairEmail can do this too, but in a more explicit way, also allowing you to show the messages again.</p>
<p>You can hide messages either via the three-dots menu in the action bar just above the message text (you can configure a button for this via the same menu) or by multiple selecting messages in the message list.</p>
<p>Alternatively, you can disable AUTO EXPUNGE, which will result in marking messages being deleted on the server (by setting the <em>deleted</em> flag), but not expunging (deleting) them. You can find this option in the debug panel, which can be shown by (temporarily) enabling debug mode in the miscellaneous settings.</p>
<p>Alternatively, you can disable AUTO EXPUNGE, which will result in marking messages being deleted on the server (by setting the <em>deleted</em> flag), but not expunging (deleting) them. You can find this option in the debug panel, which can be shown by (temporarily) enabling debug mode in the miscellaneous settings. Note that with AUTO EXPUNGE enabled, all messages in all folders of all accounts will remain on the email server (with the deleted flag set), also in the draft-messages folder and when emptying the trash-messages or spam-messages folder. You’ll need to manually perform the EXPUNGE command, which you can do by long pressing on a folder, or via the three-dots overflow menu of a messages list.</p>
<p>Note that it is possible to set the swipe left or right action to hide a message. There is a button in the behavior settings to quickly configure the swipe left and right actions for all IMAP accounts.</p>
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<p><aname="faq135"></a><strong>(135) Why are trashed messages and drafts shown in conversations?</strong></p>
M66B
3 weeks ago