Google folders don't load

[Ragavan]

Hi

I started using aqua mail since today..when I configured Gmail acc, I have over 40labels/folders but after adding acc the folders don't show in the menu. I have to manually go and select each folder and let it sync..then only in the left panel the folder shows..v painful job..can't the mail folders get displayed auto ?

[Ragavan]

If get tree like view similar to Gmail folders ll be great..all apps support such.

[StR]

Sorry, but Aquamail does not automatically enable all folders (labels in Gmail) to sync automatically.
This is by design, as it is a phone app, not a desktop program. (And actually my Thunderbird doesn't pick up all folders automatically, or at least I don't let it to.)

And I personally appreciate that: I have over 600 folders in one of the older accounts. I don't need to access them on a regular basis: most of them are there for archival purposes, so that I can look things up when I need to.  Those are not getting new messages frequently, so there is no reason for them to sync automatically: that would be a huge waste of phone memory, data and battery, and would probably bog down my phone.

The way you enable your folders for regular syncing is described under the item "How do I access server side folders?" of the FAQ: http://www.aqua-mail.com/?page_id=227
Based on your description, I suspect, what you did is just looked at the folders, not configured them for automatic syncing.
But what you did is the way how you access messages in the folders that are not configured for regular automated sync. Just in case: you go to "Other folders" - either from the "cabinet" that appears from the left or from the account list. You may need to enable "Other Folders" in the account list: Long Press on the account, and then choose "Options and folders" -> Account options -> "Show "Other folders" " (close to the bottom of the options list).

I hope this helps.

[Spam]

Hey StR!

Thanks for the quick reply.

I definitely get your point about wasting space and needless syncing. I don't want them either.

However, this is a little different. What I do is, when I purchase something online, I create a folder in the inbox with a name or a reference to that order, and when a new email comes in on that order I just drop it there. This way I can stay organised and keep track of what I am expecting (if I place many orders at once). Once I receive the order, I just move the folder to trash. So it's a temporary folder.

With Gmail those folders in the inbox are immediately visible and quickly accessible as you can see from the screenshots I've attached. They are above the inbox list of e-mails.

That's what I wanted in AquaMail too. To have an option to display folders inline with emails when you go into some folder. Keep in in mind that index in emails is also a "folder", so only folders that are subfolders of index will show up. All your archives that are no store in subfolders of index won't show. Besides that of course, Gmail does not sync until you go into that folder, so the space is not wasted.

[StR]

To help others following Spam's question, his original post and screenshots are posted in this thread: http://www.aqua-mail.com/forum/index.php?topic=5000.0 . Unfortunately, he jumped to this thread to continue.

@Spam:

I see that what you are looking for is essentially a built-in folder-explorer, working similarly to what you find in "Windows Explorer" on Windows, or "Folders" built-in stock app on Android, - but with the ability to open and read e-mail messages right in it.
That is not available in Aquamail.
Furthermore, to the best of my knowledge, in Aquamail, you cannot delete a folder (but you can create one).

So, I see that it would be difficult to implement your workflow in Aquamail (and I suspect in several other mail apps.)
I'd like to point out that your workflow is not very typical. As a matter of fact, it is the first time I hear anything like this, - when a user creates a temporary folder for a message and deletes it. It sounds overly complicated to me. And that type of workflow is definitely not what e-mail app designers usually have in mind.

I cannot speak for the developer, Kostya, if he might decide to implement something like you proposed. (And I can see some advantage of the "dynamic message explorer" even for people who are not using the workflow like yours. It could be helpful when searching for a specific message through a multitude of folders.) But I would guess that it probably wouldn't be his first priority, given the fact that not that many users are interested in that.

In any case, at this point, you wouldn't be able to do that in Aquamail without any changes.
If you wish to make adjustments to your workflow, I can offer you a scenario that will be similar to yours and could be easily implemented in Aquamail (or for that matter in most, if not all mail apps).
What you do with that temporary folder is just marking your message with a distinct property. The same effect can be achieved by marking the message with a "star". Then all your "starred" messages are equivalent to the messages being in its own silo folder.
And then you can easily delete the message in Aquamail, when your order is completed.
You can also choose "starred first" while viewing the message list in a folder, and that would allow you seeing all your upcoming orders together.

I hope this helps.

[Kostya Vasilyev]

AquaMail, by design, does not show all folders in an account -- personally I find it annoying, and don't need "truly all" my folders (not just Gmail, but this is my preference with all my accounts...)

A folder can be set "to sync" and then 1) the app will check mail in it, just like it does for Inbox and 2) it will always be visible on the app's main screen and the side bar in message list.

In other words, sorry, I don't have a solution for your particular workflow.

What I do myself though is -- I have one, permanent, "important" folder and I move messages about orders and such there. And this folder is set "to sync", so it's easy to get to in AquaMail.

Bonus point (compared to your scheme) -- I don't need to create and then delete this "folder per order", it's same folder every time.

Not trying to impose, just my two cents on how I personally work this.