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Deleting folders in webmail

Hello,

Why are all of my folders showing up in webmail?  I got a new desktop computer at home a couple of weeks ago, and I must have used IMAP instead of POP when setting up my email.  Is that why the folders are showing up?

Also, if I delete some folders in webmail, will they also be deleted at the home email? Thanks for information in advance!

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The answer to both is yes.  IMAP tries to keep all clients in sync with the server.  Deleting a folder in webmail will give you a warning if it's not empty but, if you continue, will delete the folder and place a copy of the content in Trash.  Your home e-mail will mirror what happened in webmail.

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Yes, using IMAP will cause both Webmail and the home computer to sync to any changes. So a deleted email or folder in one place will carry over to the other.
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