Are you bugged by the [All Mails] folder in your Gmail IMAP account showing up in Mail.App? Maybe because it shows duplicates for every search your make, or maybe because the "unread" count is doubled? Well, me too! To my delight, I just stumbled on the Gmail Labs feature called Advanced IMAP Controls. Among other things, this feature lets selectively enable or disable labels when using IMAP to access your Gmail account -- so yes, you can get ride of the annoying [All Mails] folder (and other Gmail folders, if you wish) from Mail.App. To access the Gmail Labs options, go to your Gmail Settings page on the Gmail website; on that page, Labs is the last tab on the right. Advanced IMAP Controls appears a fair ways down the page; enable it, then click the Save Changes button. Now click on the Labels tab, and uncheck the Show in IMAP box next to each label that you'd like to keep out of Mail.app. Finally! It's incredible how a small thing like this can make your life ... ...
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