Where does archived mail go gmail

When you archive an email in Gmail, it doesn't actually delete the email, but rather moves it to a special folder called the "All Mail" label. This label is a virtual folder that contains all the emails in your Gmail account, including archived emails.

Archived emails are still stored on Google's servers, but they are no longer visible in your inbox or in the "Inbox" label. You can still search for and find archived emails using Gmail's search function, and you can also restore them to your inbox if you need to.

Here's what happens to archived emails in Gmail:

  1. When you archive an email, it is moved to the "All Mail" label.
  2. The email is still stored on Google's servers, but it is no longer visible in your inbox or in the "Inbox" label.
  3. You can still search for and find archived emails using Gmail's search function.
  4. You can restore archived emails to your inbox by clicking on the "Inbox" label and then clicking on the "Restore" button next to the archived email.
  5. If you have a lot of archived emails, you can also use Gmail's "Search" function to find and restore multiple emails at once.

It's worth noting that archived emails are still subject to Gmail's retention policies, which means that they may be deleted after a certain period of time if they are not accessed or if they are part of a large number of emails that are no longer needed. However, this is typically only the case for emails that are older than a certain age, such as 30 days or 1 year.