Folders, starring and archiving
Keep your inbox tidy.
Create a folder
- In the mail sidebar, find Folders and select +.
- Type a name and choose Create.
To rename or delete a folder, hover over it (or press and hold on a phone) and open its ⋯ menu. Deleting a folder also deletes the messages in it.
Star, archive and move
- Star a message to find it later in Starred. Press
swith a message open. - Archive clears a message out of your inbox without deleting it. Press
e. - Move to in a message's menu files it in any folder.
Messages in Trash and Spam can be removed for good with Empty Trash now or Empty Spam now.
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