How to move all archive mail to inbox in gmail

To move all archived emails to the inbox in Gmail, you can follow these steps:

Method 1: Using the Gmail search operator

  1. Log in to your Gmail account.
  2. Click on the search bar at the top of the page.
  3. Type the following search query: in:archive is:all
  4. Press Enter to execute the search.
  5. All archived emails will be displayed in the search results.
  6. Click on the "Select all conversations in this search" checkbox at the top of the page.
  7. Click on the "Move to" button and select "Inbox" from the dropdown menu.
  8. Confirm that you want to move the selected conversations to the inbox.

Method 2: Using the Gmail filters

  1. Log in to your Gmail account.
  2. Click on the gear icon in the upper right corner of the page and select "See all settings."
  3. Click on the "Filters and Blocked Addresses" tab.
  4. Click on the "Create a new filter" button.
  5. In the "From" field, enter @ (this will match all emails).
  6. In the "Has the words" field, enter is:archive (this will match all archived emails).
  7. Click on the "Create filter" button.
  8. In the "Apply the label" dropdown menu, select "Inbox".
  9. Click on the "Create" button to apply the filter.

Method 3: Using the Gmail labels

  1. Log in to your Gmail account.
  2. Click on the "Labels" tab on the left side of the page.
  3. Click on the "New label" button.
  4. Enter a name for the label (e.g. "Unarchive").
  5. Click on the "Create" button.
  6. Click on the "Apply label" button next to the "Unarchive" label.
  7. In the "Apply label" dropdown menu, select "Inbox".
  8. Click on the "Apply" button to apply the label to all archived emails.

Note: The above methods will move all archived emails to the inbox, but they will not change the labels or flags on the emails. If you want to also update the labels or flags, you will need to use a third-party script or add-on.