Archive and Mute in Gmail Explained

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Archive in Gmail is a Gmail inbox “cleaning” and clutter management tool that allows you to move messages away from “Inbox” to “All Mail” label.

What is Mute in Gmail?

Like Archiving, Muting also moves a message from your Gmail Inbox to “All Mail”. The difference is that when someone replies an Archived message, the message is automatically moved back to Inbox.

How to Archive in Gmail

To further understand this Gmail concept, here is how to Archive in Gmail:

  1. Open your Gmail account and ensure that Inbox is selected. Then, hover over the message you want to Archive and click on the Archive icon.
  2. The message will be moved to “All Mail”. To view the message, scroll down the left pane and click All Mail.
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