Archive, trash and delete messages

Geary lets you archive messages if your server supports it. Clicking the Archive toolbar button moves the conversation from the current folder to the Archive folder for most email services, or to All Mail for GMail. Archiving helps keep your email organised by moving old and replied-to email out of the way.

To move conversations to the Trash folder, select them and click the Trash toolbar button. To permanently delete conversations, hold down Shift and click the Delete button that appears in place of the Trash button, or open the conversation in the Trash folder and click Delete there.

Undoing changes

Note that you can always undo archiving or trashing a message if you change your mind. Click Undo on the pop-up notification that appears, or type Ctrl+Z, or open the folder, find the message, then move it back to your Inbox

While both Archive and Trash removes conversations from your Inbox folder, there is an important difference. Clicking Archive will ensure your conversations are kept so you can find them again later. Clicking Trash will cause conversations to be hidden from Cari, and they will likely be deleted in the future.