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You might need to change [the Gmail IMAP settings](https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/#settings/fwdandpop) on a desktop browser to make it work:
~~You might need to change [the Gmail IMAP settings](https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/#settings/fwdandpop) on a desktop browser to make it work:~~
* When I mark a message in IMAP as deleted: Auto-Expunge off - Wait for the client to update the server.
* When a message is marked as deleted and expunged from the last visible IMAP folder: Immediately delete the message forever
* ~~When I mark a message in IMAP as deleted: Auto-Expunge off - Wait for the client to update the server.~~
* ~~When a message is marked as deleted and expunged from the last visible IMAP folder: Immediately delete the message forever~~
<img alt="External image" src="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/M66B/FairEmail/master/images/Gmail_IMAP_delete_settings.png" width="600" height="333" />
~~Note that archived messages can be deleted only by moving them to the trash folder first.~~
Note that archived messages can be deleted only by moving them to the trash folder first.
~~Some background: Gmail seems to have an additional message view for IMAP, which can be different from the main message view.~~
Some background: Gmail seems to have an additional message view for IMAP, which can be different from the main message view.
Unfortunately, the above doesn't work anymore.
Since version 1.2216 there is an option *When permanently deleting a message, delete all Gmail labels* in the behavior-settings tab page,
which will result in permanently deleting a message from all folders (=labels), including the archive (=all messages) folder.
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Another oddity is that a star (favorite message) set via the web interface cannot be removed with the IMAP command

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<p><a name="faq153"></a> <strong>(153) Why does permanently deleting Gmail message not work?</strong></p>
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<p>You might need to change <a href="https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/#settings/fwdandpop">the Gmail IMAP settings</a> on a desktop browser to make it work:</p>
<p><del>You might need to change <a href="https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/#settings/fwdandpop">the Gmail IMAP settings</a> on a desktop browser to make it work:</del></p>
<ul>
<li>When I mark a message in IMAP as deleted: Auto-Expunge off - Wait for the client to update the server.</li>
<li>When a message is marked as deleted and expunged from the last visible IMAP folder: Immediately delete the message forever</li>
<li><del>When I mark a message in IMAP as deleted: Auto-Expunge off - Wait for the client to update the server.</del></li>
<li><del>When a message is marked as deleted and expunged from the last visible IMAP folder: Immediately delete the message forever</del></li>
</ul>
<p><img alt="External image" src="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/M66B/FairEmail/master/images/Gmail_IMAP_delete_settings.png" width="600" height="333" /></p>
<p>Note that archived messages can be deleted only by moving them to the trash folder first.</p>
<p>Some background: Gmail seems to have an additional message view for IMAP, which can be different from the main message view.</p>
<p><del>Note that archived messages can be deleted only by moving them to the trash folder first.</del></p>
<p><del>Some background: Gmail seems to have an additional message view for IMAP, which can be different from the main message view.</del></p>
<p>Unfortunately, the above doesn’t work anymore.</p>
<p>Since version 1.2216 there is an option <em>When permanently deleting a message, delete all Gmail labels</em> in the behavior-settings tab page, which will result in permanently deleting a message from all folders (=labels), including the archive (=all messages) folder.</p>
<p><br /></p>
<p>Another oddity is that a star (favorite message) set via the web interface cannot be removed with the IMAP command</p>
<pre><code>STORE &lt;message number&gt; -FLAGS (\Flagged)</code></pre>
<p>On the other hand, a star set via IMAP is being shown in the web interface and can be removed via IMAP.</p>