How to Quickly Manage iPhone Mail Using Delete

Step-by-Step Guide

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   Step 1: Open your iPhone's Settings.

   This is the gray gear icon located on your iPhone's Home screen.
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   Step 2: Scroll down and tap Mail.

   This option will be next to an envelope icon towards the middle of your Settings menu. ,, You will see all email accounts linked to your iPhone under Accounts, including your iCloud.
   
   Tap on your email account from the list to access your account settings. , Your email address will be next to Account at the top of your screen. , This will be at the bottom of your screen. , This is the first section at the top of the Advanced menu. , You can select Trash or another folder to store the emails you delete. , It reads Advanced in the upper-left corner of your screen. , This is the second section in the Advanced menu below Mailbox Behaviors.
   
   The default option for discarded messages is Archive Mailbox.
   
   Selecting Deleted Mailbox will give you the option to delete your emails in Mail instead of just archiving them. , It reads Account in the upper-left corner of your screen. , It's in the upper-right corner of your screen.
   
   This will save your account settings. , The Mail icon looks like a white envelope in a blue box located on your Home screen.
   
   If Mail opens up to a different page than All Inboxes, open your inbox. ,, This button looks like a white garbage can icon inside a red box.
   
   Alternatively, swipe all the way to the left on the email until the red Trash button expands all the way.
   
   This will move the email to your chosen Deleted Mailbox without having to tap the button.
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   Step 3: Tap Accounts.

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   Step 4: Tap on your email account.

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   Step 5: Tap on your email address.

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   Step 6: Tap Advanced.

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   Step 7: Tap Deleted Mailbox under MAILBOX BEHAVIORS.

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   Step 8: Select a folder for your deleted emails.

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   Step 9: Tap the back button.

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    Step 10: Select Deleted Mailbox under MOVE DISCARDED MESSAGES INTO.

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    Step 11: Tap the back button.

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    Step 12: Tap Done.

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    Step 13: Open your iPhone's Mail app.

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    Step 14: Swipe left on an email.

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    Step 15: Tap Trash.

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