Provides a cleaner, more manageable inbox
Ensures important data is never lost
Makes important data easy and quick to access
Helps your business stay compliant
Protects your business from potential litigation
This is why, although dealing with emails may take up 28% of your productive time, managing them in an effective manner is still vital. See below how Mailbird can help you do just this.
How to find archived emails in Gmail on Desktop
If you are opening your Gmail account from your PC, there are two easy ways to find archived emails.
1. Using the All Mail folder
If you are just looking through your inbox, you’ll quickly notice that no archived emails appear there. That’s because, by default, How to Change Language on Google Chrome they are hidden by Google. What you need to do to see archived emails is go into the All Mail folder.
To do this:
Bring your cursor to the icons in the top left of the Gmail application screen.
When your cursor hovers over this area, the side menu will expand.
With the side menu expanded, scroll down until you find the All Mail folder.
Click this folder.
Where are archived emails in Gmail
If you are archiving dozens to hundreds of emails a day, this method won’t be ideal for you. Having to manually archive every important email (incoming and outgoing) will be both tedious and time-intensive. To avoid having to sift through hundreds of messages, use the following method instead.
2. Using the search bar
You can also find your archived emails in Gmail with the help of the search bar. For that, you can:
Input some of the important words from the email you are searching for into the search bar. Emails with those words will appear. The more keywords you write, the narrower the results will be.
How to find archived emails with Gmail search
Type into the search bar “-in:Sent -in:Draft -in:Inbox” -has:nouserlabels”. Doing this will bring up a list of every email within the Sent, Drafts, and Inbox folders, as well as any outside of those folders. This effectively does the same thing as opening the All Mail folder, only in a more round-about way.
How to find archived emails with search operators
How to find archived emails in Gmail on your phone
Finding archived emails on a phone isn’t too different than on the PC Mail app. However, the interface will look a bit different.
How to find archived emails in Gmail on Android
Open the Gmail app.
Click the hamburger menu to expand it.
Then, either select the All Mail label or use the search function to find what you’re looking for.
Where are archived emails on Gmail mobile
How to find archived emails in Gmail on iPhone
Although Gmail is not as popular among iPhone users, the app is still available in the Apple App Store. The process of finding archived emails is similar to that of an Android.
Open the Gmail app.
Click the hamburger menu to expand it.
Tap the All Mail label or use the search bar.
How Do You Automatically Archive Emails You’ve Replied to?
Open your Gmail account and look for the gear icon in the top right corner. Click on it and choose “See all settings.”
How to set up automatic archiving or emails
Search for “Send and Archive” and select “Show the “Send & Archive” button in reply.” Then, click “Save changes” at the bottom of the page.
Turn on the “Send & Archive” option
When you enable this setting, a new button will appear when you reply to your emails. When you click on this new button, it will send the reply and automatically archive the previous message for you.
Gmail “Send & Archive” option
However, Gmail is not the only platform that offers this innovative feature. Some other email clients, such as Mailbird, also allow you to archive emails in one step when replying to a conversation. In addition, Mailbird is packed with other advanced features that will completely transform your email experience!
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Can Archiving Emails Be Automated?
If you are receiving dozens to hundreds of emails a day, manually archiving them can quickly become a pain. A solution many businesses opt for is automation.
If you are using Mailbird, email archiving automation is easy.
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