# Use labels and folders

See, create, rename and delete your own labels and folders, and move conversations into them.

Your own labels and folders appear in the sidebar below **Trash**. Gmail mailboxes have labels. Outlook and **Other email** mailboxes have folders.

Labels and folders you add or change in Mira change at your email provider too, so your other email apps show the same ones.

## Open a label or folder

In the sidebar, select **Labels** or **Folders** to open the list, then select a label or folder. The number next to it is how many unread conversations it has. Labels inside other labels show an arrow that opens and closes them.

In [All inboxes](https://mirahq-stg.app/docs/mailboxes/all-inboxes), the sidebar shows **Labels and folders** with one row for each mailbox. Open a mailbox's row to see its labels or folders. Selecting one shows its conversations without leaving All inboxes.

## Create a label or folder

### Open the list

In the sidebar, open **Labels** or **Folders**, or a mailbox's row in All inboxes.

### Add it

Select **New label** or **New folder** at the end of the row. To put it inside another one, open that label's **⋯** menu and select **New label inside** or **New folder inside**.

### Name it

Enter a name and select **Create**. A name can have up to 100 characters, and cannot contain `/` or `\`.

## Rename or delete

Open the **⋯** menu next to a label or folder, then select **Rename** or **Delete**. What **Delete** does depends on the mailbox:

| Mailbox | What Delete does |
| --- | --- |
| Gmail | Removes the label and the labels inside it. The mail stays in Gmail. |
| Outlook | Moves the folder and everything in it to **Deleted Items**. |
| Other email | Deletes the folder, the folders inside it, and all the mail they hold from the mail server. |

> **Warning:** For **Other email** mailboxes, deleting a folder cannot be undone. Move any mail you want to keep first.

## Move a conversation

Open the **⋯** menu of a conversation and select **Move to label** or **Move to folder**. Type to find the label or folder, then select it. The conversation leaves the folder it was in, as **Move to** does in Gmail.

## Search in a label or folder

Add `in:` and its name to a search, like `in:receipts` or `in:"action needed"`. See [Search your mail](https://mirahq-stg.app/docs/mail/search).

## Next steps

- [Search your mail](https://mirahq-stg.app/docs/mail/search.md)
- [Organize your mail](https://mirahq-stg.app/docs/mail/organize.md)