Although for some it is not entirely perfect, the truth is that Gmail is today one of the most used email services in the world. Its virtues are well known: it is easy to configure and create, as well as accessible and highly compatible with all kinds of computers and Android devices. A facility that has made users of all kinds of generations bet on it to a large extent to carry out the day to day of their virtual correspondence. However, as often happens in these cases, Gmail is not always fully exploited; not to mention the usual doubts that sometimes arise. One of the most recurring is the following: Is it possible to create a folder in Gmail?
In this article we will see the ways that exist to be able to do it and, in this way, have a more efficient organization of the mail at any time.
Can you create a folder in Gmail?
The answer to this question is yes and no. To understand each other, it must be made clear that Gmail does not have a conventional folder system, like the one that is generally used on computers or Android devices. But on the contrary, it does have a method made up of labels that, in a practical sense, comes to the same thing. And like almost everything in Gmail, it's not difficult at all to get to grips with.
The thing works as follows: to organize the emails in the same label (folder, to understand us), you simply have to assign said label to a message in question, and it will automatically be found there. Something really useful for, for example, those people who also use Gmail for work, and want not to mix some things with others. One of the clearest examples is the emails marked as "important", which can be labeled by default. But in the same way you can create a folder in Gmail with any other name. Here we detail how to do it.
How to create a folder in Gmail from the Android application
At present, mobile phones have practically become laptops that one can carry in their pocket, with all kinds of essential services for almost anyone's day-to-day life. Among them, mail is essential, and Gmail is one of the easiest to configure in an Android application, which is why many people choose it for their phone, or even for their tablet.
So, we will start by explaining step by step how to create a folder in Gmail from the application. It is already known that the design of Gmail on the computer and on a phone is very similar, but there are some small and logical differences. To make these folders you only need enter the application from the mobile, click on the menu (the three horizontal bars) and scroll down until you find the option called Create new document. Once there, name the label (folder) that you want to create, and all that remains is to move the emails that you are interested in having together to it. The latter is as easy as going to the message in question and, among its various options, choosing Move.
How to create a Gmail folder from the browser
We have already seen how to create folders or labels from a mobile device (something that interests us especially considering the theme and raison d'être of this website), but now it is also reasonable to do the same when you want to create from the browser. The process is almost the same, but it is better to detail it, to be completely clear.
You start by entering the corresponding Gmail account from the browser. Then go down the menu on the left until you reach the section dedicated to labels. You will see a very large + sign next to where it says Labels. If you hover over it, you'll notice that it reads New Label. The process is as simple as clicking on it and choosing a name for the label or folder. In addition, Gmail will give you the possibility to choose between several sections in which to host it. Simply choose one and choose Create. The new label will be available immediately, to also be able to move the emails that interest us to it.
How to remove a tag
Creating folders can be a fairly common practice when one gets the hang of moving emails to the most convenient place, and that they are not all together and mixed in Received. But it's also not unusual that from time to time one decides to delete a folder (called labels in Gmail, as we have seen before). The process for deleting a folder is equally as simple.
To do this, you only need to go to the specific folder that you want to get rid of and Click on the menu that appears to the right of it. If pressed, a series of options appear, among which is the folder labels. At this moment, two things must be clear; The first is to be sure that you want to delete said label, or else you will have a problem later. Our recommendation is to avoid, above all, not to confuse the name of two folders named in a similar way. Although it seems silly, sometimes it happens, believe us. And the second, so as not to confuse the option to delete a folder with the Hide option. If the latter is selected, the folder is no longer visible, of course, but it doesn't disappear entirely.
Although at first the Gmail label system may seem impractical, especially for those who don't exactly receive a barrage of emails a day, we are convinced that once you start to know and use it, it is quite useful. At the end of the day, as they say, the more orderly and "tucked up" you have, the better, and the more time you save. And today, more than ever, time is money.