If I delete a message in Gmail, does it disappear from my Cirrux Backup too?
Yes, once it's deleted for good. When a message is permanently deleted in Gmail, or Gmail empties it from the Trash after 30 days, the next backup run removes it from Cirrux Backup. A message that's only in the Gmail Trash stays in the backup.
Cirrux Backup keeps a copy of your Gmail as it is, and checks for changes every hour. That includes deletions:
- Moved to Trash in Gmail: still in your backup. In Gmail this is only a label, and the message can come back.
- Deleted forever, or emptied from the Trash: removed from your backup on the next run. Gmail empties its Trash by itself after 30 days, so anything you throw away leaves the backup within about a month.
There's no setting to keep deleted messages in the backup.
Google Sync works differently
Google Sync, which brings your Gmail into Cirrux Mail, does the opposite. A message you permanently delete in Gmail stays in Cirrux, so cleaning up your old Gmail account after moving can't touch what you brought over. Moving a message to the Gmail Trash does move it to the Trash in Cirrux too.
Still stuck? Email help@cirrux.co and we’ll help you out.