To find archived emails in Gmail, you need to look in the All Mail folder, which contains all emails in your account, including archived ones. The archive in Gmail is not a separate visible folder but rather emails that have had the "Inbox" label removed and are stored under All Mail
How to find archived emails in Gmail
- On the web, open Gmail and look at the left sidebar.
- Click More to expand the menu if you don't see All Mail.
- Click All Mail to view all messages, including archived emails.
- Archived emails can be identified because they do not have the "Inbox" label
How to search for archived emails
- Use the Gmail search bar to enter keywords such as sender, subject, or other details.
- To specifically find archived emails, you can search for emails that do not have the inbox label by using the search query:
-label:inboxin the search bar while in All Mail
- On mobile apps, open the menu (three lines), tap All Mail , or use the search bar similarly
How to retrieve archived emails back to Inbox
- Open the archived email.
- Click the Move to Inbox button or option from the toolbar.
- This will remove the archive status and restore the email to your Inbox
In summary, archived emails are stored in the All Mail folder in Gmail, and you can find them by navigating there or using search filters to exclude Inbox-labeled emails. To unarchive, move them back to the Inbox. This works similarly on both desktop and mobile Gmail apps.
