Some of the folders in my Gmail account disappeared. The Spam folder was one of the folders that were gone. I could still click the More link to access it, but this was annoying. I wanted my Spam folder back. I located a setting where you can control which folders are displayed on the left menu of Gmail. I suppose this is a good setting for reducing clutter if you’re a person who likes to use a lot of email labels. Here’s how to show or hide folders.
- Login to Gmail.
- In the upper-right corner, click the gear and select “Settings“.
- Select the “Labels” tab.
- Select the “Show” or “Hide” link next to the folder you wish to show or hide. If you are using a third party application like Outlook to read your Gmail, you can select the “Show in IMAP” box for it to show up there.
There is also an option if you mouse over the label in the left pane. You’ll see three dots appear you can select and choose to show or hide in label list or in message list.
Rodney says
Marcie,
All you need to do is click in on three horizontal lines in the top left corner and it will hide left hand side bar. To unhide it simply click three horizontal lines again.
Thanks
Marcie says
No, I just want to stop the “Auto Hide”, on the left side of the screen. I want it to just stay open.
Thank you for your help though.