Tell Archive from Delete
Clear your inbox without throwing anything away.
Archive takes a message out of the inbox and keeps it. Delete puts it in Trash, which empties after about thirty days.
Archived mail stays searchable. The inbox is a desk, not a filing cabinet.
Key points
- Archive takes a message out of the inbox and keeps it
- Delete sends it to Trash, which empties after about thirty days
What to remember
- Archive what you are finished with but might want.
- Archive keeps. Delete eventually does not.
Try this
Press Archive on one message you are finished with, then search for it and watch it come back.
Practice: Tell Archive from Delete. Your first lesson is free, with no account or card; the rest are part of a Lantern plan. Interactive lessons require JavaScript.