Gmail is a fairly advanced email service. In addition to many useful features, it is able to protect the user from spam or phishing scams by automatically sending suspicious emails to the folder Spam.
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This folder itself is created in such a way that the user does not need to open it. In this case, any message that gets there will be automatically deleted after 30 days. This allows us not to think about manually managing the folder and cleaning it. However, sometimes it may happen that this folder may be needed. For example, the right letter may get there – but is it possible to judge Gmail for excessive zeal? The user only needs to go to the folder Spam and get that e-mail from there.
And someone may just want to clear the spam folder manually and thereby save space for storing other items.
In any case, we will tell you how to find and use the folder. Spam in gmail. This guide will work whether you’re using a Mac or PC, or using a mobile application for iPhone or Android devices.
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How to find the Spam folder in Gmail on your computer
1. Open Gmail in any Internet browser on your Windows or macOS computer.
2. On the left side panel, you will see all your folders, including the shared folder Inbox. Scroll down until you see the option “Yet” with down arrow. Click on this field to open additional folders.
3. Click on the folder Spam. It will be marked with an exclamation mark.
4. Any messages recognized as spam will appear in this folder. If you want to clear this folder, check the box in the upper left corner to select all messages, and then click the adjacent button “Delete forever”.
5. If you want to return a specific message to a shared folder Inboxopen it and click “Not spam” at the top of the page. It will also allow Gmail to learn in the future not to consider such messages as spam.
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How to find the Spam folder in a mobile application in Gmail
1. Open the Gmail app on your iPhone (iPad) or Android device.
2. Click on the three bars in the upper left corner on any screen to open the main menu.
3. Scroll down the list of folders and click on Spam.
4. To delete all your messages in this folder at once, click “Clear spam” at the top of the page. To delete a single message, press and hold it, then tap the urn icon. If it is missing, then click on the three dots in the upper right corner. Select “Delete forever”.
5. To return the message to the shared folder Inbox, find it in spam, open and click on the big button “Not spam” in the gray field. If this item is missing, then click on the three buttons in the upper right corner and select “Not spam”.
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How to find the Spam folder in Gmail in the Mail app on iPhone
This method will be relevant only if you previously configured Gmail in a standard application post office on iPhone or iPad (instructions).
1. Open the Mail application.
2. Scroll to the desired Gmail mail account and click on the folder Spamming.
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