Information Technology Reference
In-Depth Information
Note:
In iOS 7, a unified Inbox (called All Inboxes) appears by default; you can also
edit your top-level mailbox list to display All Drafts, All Sent, or All Trash (but
not
All
Junk or All Archive)—see
Mail Changes in iOS 7
.
Here are the special mailboxes and what they do:
•
Inbox:
Every account has an Inbox, if nothing else; it's the mailbox where new
messages are delivered.
•
Drafts:
Messages you've started composing, but have not yet sent, are stored
here. (Mail saves drafts automatically after 30 seconds, or you can choose File >
Save to save a draft immediately.)
Note
:
In Mavericks, Mail also shows your lists of VIPs and flagged messages (if you have any)
among the special mailboxes—but although these items appear similar to other smart mail-
boxes, they don't represent actual mailboxes on your Mac or on any of your mail servers;
they're more like smart mailboxes (see
Work Smarter with Smart Mailboxes
)
.
•
Sent:
When you send a message, Mail keeps a copy here for your future referen-
ce.
•
Trash:
When you delete a message, Mail can either remove it immediately or
move it to a Trash mailbox (which is safer, and the default choice for most ac-
counts).
•
Junk:
This mailbox is designated for spam. If you've enabled junk mail filtering
in OS X and set it to Move It to the Junk Mailbox (in Mail > Preferences > Junk
Mail), Mail moves messages marked as junk to this mailbox.
iOS 7 displays a Junk mailbox for any account that has one, but since iOS Mail
doesn't have a built-in spam filter, if junk mail arrives on your iOS device, you
must move it to the Junk mailbox manually. A shortcut: Swipe to the left on an
offending message, tap More, and then tap Move to Junk.
•
Archive:
In Mavericks, the Message > Archive command (or an optional tool-
bar icon) moves messages to an Archive mailbox, creating that mailbox in the
current account if necessary. (However, this may or may not function the way
you expect; see
Archiving
for further details.) The Archive mailbox is listed with
your other “special” mailboxes as long as at least one of your currently enabled
accounts includes a top-level Archive mailbox.
