MAIL

Deleting mail
When you delete messages, IBM® Lotus® Notes® places them in the Trash folder in your mail application. The messages stay in the Trash folder for the time specified on the Basics page of your mail preferences or until you explicitly delete them from the Trash folder. This staged deletion gives you a chance to retrieve messages if you make a mistake.

Note If you click Actions > More > Preferences and don't see Delete documents in my Trash folder after on the Basics page, your organization may have modified the design of your mail application, and you may need to manage your Trash folder through the Empty trash on application close preference. Ask your administrator for assistance.

See either of the following:


To delete a message or conversation

1. In any mail folder or view except Trash, select one or more messages or conversations to delete.

2. Click Edit > Delete. Notes moves the selected items to your Trash folder and out of all other folders and views in your mail application.

Tip To remove a message from a folder without deleting it from your mail application, select the message and click Actions > Folder > Remove From Folder.

To work with messages in the Trash folder

Messages appear in the Trash folder until they are permanently deleted. You can remove them from the Trash folder and restore them to the view or folder from which they were originally deleted. You can also permanently delete selected messages or all messages.

1. In the mail navigation pane, click Trash.

2. (Optional) To work with only some of the messages, select them.

3. Do one of the following:

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