How to download mails from trash in gmail

To download emails from the Trash folder in Gmail, you can follow these steps:

Method 1: Using Gmail's built-in feature

  1. Log in to your Gmail account.
  2. Click on the "Trash" label in the left-hand menu.
  3. Select the emails you want to download by checking the boxes next to them.
  4. Click on the "More" menu at the top of the page and select "Empty trash forever".
  5. Confirm that you want to delete the emails by clicking "OK".
  6. Once the emails are deleted, you can use the "Search" function to find them in your Gmail account. Type "in:trash" in the search bar to find all emails in the Trash folder.
  7. Select the emails you want to download and click on the "More" menu at the top of the page. Select "Print" or "Download" to save the emails to your computer.

Method 2: Using Gmail's API or third-party tools

  1. Enable the Gmail API for your account. To do this, go to the Google Cloud Console, create a new project, and enable the Gmail API.
  2. Use a programming language like Python or JavaScript to connect to the Gmail API and retrieve the emails from the Trash folder. You can use libraries like google-api-python-client or google-auth to interact with the API.
  3. Alternatively, you can use third-party tools like Sanebox or Boomerang, which offer features to download emails from the Trash folder.

Method 3: Using IMAP

  1. Enable IMAP in your Gmail account settings. To do this, go to the Gmail settings, click on the "Forwarding and POP/IMAP" tab, and select "Enable IMAP".
  2. Use an email client like Microsoft Outlook or Mozilla Thunderbird to connect to your Gmail account using IMAP.
  3. Navigate to the Trash folder and select the emails you want to download.
  4. Right-click on the selected emails and choose "Download" or "Save As" to save them to your computer.

Note: When downloading emails from the Trash folder, be aware that the emails may have been deleted from the server, and you may not be able to recover them if they are deleted from your local computer as well.