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+ | ====Stuff Received Messages into a Folder==== | ||
+ | You want to have gmail put received email into a folder so you can collect similar messages together or delete them as a group at a later time, for example. | ||
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+ | - Decide how you want to identify incoming mail that should be forwarded to a specific folder. | ||
+ | - Create the folder. | ||
+ | - In gmail, Settings (it's that gear in the upper right) | ||
+ | - See all settings | ||
+ | - Filters and Blocked Addresses | ||
+ | - Create a new filter | ||
+ | - (Here you put the searches, usually into From: | ||
+ | - Create filter | ||
+ | - Choose what to do when the message arrives. | ||
+ | - Also choose "Also apply filter to N matching conversations" | ||
+ | - Create filter | ||
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+ | You can have many filters (I have maybe 100) and you can have many addresses in each filter (I have up to 40 or more in one filter). | ||
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+ | I use this to stuff many emails that I might want to read but aren't essential, to a folder I call Adverts. | ||
+ | Then when I run low on space, I can use search: '' | ||
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====Move Messages from One Gmail Account to Another==== | ====Move Messages from One Gmail Account to Another==== | ||
- | Your gmail account is using close to all of its space. | + | Your gmail account is using close to all of its space. |
- Delete messages. | - Delete messages. | ||
- By size. Search for " | - By size. Search for " | ||
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- Trash. | - Trash. | ||
- By some other criteria. Maybe messages older than 1 year (" | - By some other criteria. Maybe messages older than 1 year (" | ||
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- | - Or maybe there is another way. | + | - Or maybe there is another way. |
- | There is another way. I've just found this today (20210812) and I'm still trying it out. Here's what you do, and this list is preliminary and from memory, I'll update it after I do it again. | + | Here is another way. I've just found this today (20210812) and I'm still trying it out. Here's what you do, and this list is preliminary and from memory, I'll update it after I do it again. |
* Create a second gmail account. | * Create a second gmail account. | ||
* Use Chrome browser. | * Use Chrome browser. | ||
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* Each message is prepended with " | * Each message is prepended with " | ||
- | ===The | + | ===The |
* You can forward messages from Main to Second, and safely delete them from Main, to free space there. | * You can forward messages from Main to Second, and safely delete them from Main, to free space there. | ||
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+ | ===The Annoying=== | ||
+ | * You get a Gmail Security Alert in your MAIN account every time you start the cloudHQ transfer. | ||
===The Gotcha=== | ===The Gotcha=== | ||
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* You want more options | * You want more options | ||
Then you need to purchase a subscription from the cloudHQ people. | Then you need to purchase a subscription from the cloudHQ people. | ||
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+ | =====Change Your Gmail Address===== | ||
+ | The following link tells how to effect a change to your email address. | ||
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+ | From the link below, it says: '' | ||
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+ | After doing its steps, it would work as follows: | ||
+ | * Tell people to send to the new Gmail address. [it is forwarded to your old, birthday address] | ||
+ | * Use your old Gmail address to read and reply. | ||
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+ | This is the link: [[https:// | ||
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+ | ====Add a From-Address==== | ||
+ | This is collected from the previous ' | ||
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+ | - Sign into your gmail account | ||
+ | - Settings, see all settings | ||
+ | - Accounts and Import | ||
+ | - Add another email address you own | ||
+ | - In the "Add another email address you own" popup, type your other email address and check "Treat as an alias" | ||
+ | - "Next Step", enter username and password for this other account | ||
+ | - Click on "Add Account" | ||
+ | To use: Compose message and change the sender from the dropdown. | ||
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+ | Notes for smi\\ | ||
+ | Frustration. | ||
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