How To Move Emails To Folders In Gmail App

Author: Swagata | Guide: Gmail |

People organize their inboxes in a variety of ways. Moving emails to designated folders, known as labels in Gmail, is one option. We'll demonstrate how to automatically categorize and transfer emails in this section. Using labels is crucial if you receive a tonne of mail every day. Those marked emails are immediately visible in your inbox. However, because they also migrate to the relevant "folder," you can see them there as well. All of this may be accomplished by setting up a filter in Gmail. Let's see how to move emails to folders in Gmail App.

Move Emails To Folders In Gmail App In 4 Steps

Step 1: Open Gmail: Firstly, you have to open the app from your app icon. If you don’t have the app downloaded previously, you can now easily download it from the app store.

Step 2: Select Email And Tap On Three Dots: Now select the emails that you want to move the folders in Gmail App. Now Tap on the three dots which is at the top right corner of your screen.

Step 3: Tap On Move: After you have tapped on the three dots, now select the move option.

Step 4: Select Folder: Lastly select the folder in which you want to add your mail.

With these easy steps, you now organize your mailbox. Also, you can attach this folder in Gmail and send it to someone.

FAQs

Why can't I drag emails from Gmail into folders?

Firstly, click the settings button for dragging in Gmail's top-right corner. Now, check to see whether Drag is enabled (it should read "Disable Drag for email@email.com" at the bottom). After that, press "Enable Drag on email@email.com" if it is disabled. Reload Gmail.

How can I set up email to go straight to a folder?

Firstly, choose Manage Rules & Alerts from the File tab, and under the E-mail Rules tab, select Run Rules Now. Now, select the checkbox next to each rule you wish to execute in the "Run Rules Now" box under the section labeled "Select rules to run." Choose Browse, pick the desired folder, and then select OK to choose a different folder in the Run in Folder box.

What distinguishes a label from a folder in Gmail?

To organize your emails in Gmail, use labels. The difference between labels and folders is that you can add several labels to an email and later locate it by selecting any of those labels from the left panel.

How can I make emails go from my inbox to a folder automatically?

Click Rules, then click "Always Move Messages From" with a message selected and visible in the Reading Pane or open in its own window. After making a folder selection, click OK.

Why am I unable to attach a folder to an email?

Not at all. A folder cannot be attached because it is not a file. What you can do is zip the folder by compressing it. The zip file can then be sent as an attachment.

You can also delete a folder in Gmail App if you want to. Also, follow the Sirhow page for more such guides.

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