Outlook 2007 GMail problem


  1. Posts : 3
    Windows 7 Home Premium 64 bit
       #1

    Outlook 2007 GMail problem


    I have 2 gmail accounts in my Outlook Items. One has a spam folder, the other doesn't. When I use the Gmail 1 web app i can see Spam that does not show up in the "Junk" folder in Gmail 1 but is in that web app Spam Folder.
    I think I remember deleting from Gmail 1: "All Mail", "Important", "Spam", and "Starred" folders that I find in my Gmail 2 account.
    Please advise about how to restore my Spam folder. Don't care about the other ones.
    Thanks Robin
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  2. Posts : 2,798
    Windows 7 x64, Vista x64, 8.1 smartphone
       #2

    Hello Robin

    Welcome to Seven Forums

    Is this article of any use to you: Gmail Show/Hide Folders on left menu ?
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  3. Posts : 3
    Windows 7 Home Premium 64 bit
    Thread Starter
       #3

    Spam folder


    I read that article and it was very helpful. Now I remember where I saw those options to activate various folders.
    I did activate the Spam folder and clicked "Show in IMAP"
    I restarted Outlook and it didnt show.
    I restarted the computer twice and it doesnt show...
    Any new suggestions?
    Should I delete the account from Outlook and add it again?
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  4. Posts : 2,362
    Win7 H.Prem. 32bit+SP1
       #4

    You could try combining your accounts. N.B. I have never done this with my 2 Gmail accounts but did combine one with AOL.
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  5. Posts : 2,798
    Windows 7 x64, Vista x64, 8.1 smartphone
       #5

    RobinCurtis said:
    I restarted Outlook and it didnt show.
    I restarted the computer twice and it doesnt show...
    Any new suggestions?
    Try starting Outlook with a command=line switch, to reset missing folders back to their default locations:
    outlook /resetfolders

    You can do this from a Run command box (press Win key + R)
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  6. Posts : 3
    Windows 7 Home Premium 64 bit
    Thread Starter
       #6

    Thank you all for the help. Another laptop restart did the trick. Now i can see all the spam one could possibly desire. Hahaha.
    The notion of combining two accounts is intriguing. I don't recall any "button" or "option" that offers such a thing... but that is the cool thing about Outlook: My AOL and my wife's AOL and two Gmails are right there... collapsed. I can open any at will.
    I have benefited from this forum before when (before joining) my Outlook pst file grew to gargantuan size. Someone offered the ability to write a simple code that increased my default size from 20GB to whatever GB size I wanted. Unfortunately, there was no warning that my pst file was at the edge of the digital cliff.
    Thank you to the readers and problem solvers in this forum!
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