Like many, I’ve taken the plunge to upgrade to the new Gmail interface, only to find that many of the features I love have packed up and moved to a new home.
When I recently upgraded to the latest Gmail layout, I found myself looking for my Google contacts, my beloved Spam folder, and a few other things – so I set out to find them (so that I could share the how-tos with you).
Speaking of the beloved Gmail Spam folder I don’t know about you, but I get a warm and fuzzy feeling when I empty my spam folder. In fact, it’s actually good practice to go and check what’s in your spam folder to make sure that “good” emails aren’t ending up in the wrong place, and to report spam that lands in your Inbox.
Oh, Where has the spam folder gone?
Now that you’re in the new gmail interface, have you wondered where on earth your spam and trash folders are hiding?
You’ve probably done the same thing I did. You’re looking at your screen in the left-hand column where your spam folder used to be, but it’s not in plain sight.
Here is exactly how to find the Spam Folder in the new Gmail layout:
Gmail’s Spam and Trash Folder Location
If you head back on over to your friendly neighborhood left-hand column in Gmail, you’ll find a dropdown that says More.
When you click it, it says Less.
When you click More, you can then take a peek at your spam and trash folders which now appear. But that’s not all!
The ultimate tip for this feature is that you can actually drag your spam and trash folders up so that they appear above the More or Less dropdown.
Now, what I prefer to do is to keep the All Mail, Spam, and Trash folders above the More or Less line because those are the folders that I actually like to keep an eye on.
It’s a good practice to report spam if it lands in your inbox and report emails as not spam if they land in your spam folder by accident.
So there you have it. We’ve just taken a look at how to make sure that you can see your spam and trash folders in your gmail interface by simply dragging that folder above the More or Less line.
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