How do you create 'folders' in gmail?

Question

How do you create 'folders' in gmail?

Answer 1

Sorry, that is the one feature that Gmail does not have. It might be added in the future but I do not think that feature is currently available.

Answer 2

There are no "folders" perse, but you can create custom "labels" and add them to your messages to keep track of them. I find this quite annoying myself which is why at home I use Evolution Mail client (Linux only thing).

Answer 3

You don't need to tidy the inbox.



The great thing about gmail, is you can label everything. You can label important messages important, messages from work, work, messages from family, family, etc.



When you want to find them, you simply search by label, you will easily find them.



Or you can search by individual message. Just use a couple of words from the e-mail and you can find it easily.



It is different from the normal folders thing, but this is the way of new technology, and if you allow your friend to use it and try it, they will find it is better than folders in Yahoo/Hotmail. Gmail is the best free e-mail out there on the market.

Answer 4

you can't do that. instead use the labels. labels make searching your emails faster and easier. click on the help link in there



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