mia_fixes MI
@mia_fixes
Gmail & Email Oct 30, 2026

archived a load of gmails and now they have vanished

hit archive on a bunch of emails thinking it was like a folder. now i can't find them anywhere in the sidebar.
gmail archive folder
1

Leave A Reply

Log in to post an answer.

1 Answer

V
vinithra.karunanidhi Nov 04, 2026
mia_fixes
They're in All Mail. Archiving only takes them out of the inbox, nothing gets deleted. On the website, scroll the left menu and click More to find All Mail. To pull just the ones that aren't in your inbox, search -in:inbox -in:sent, select them and hit Move to inbox.
Reply