>The reason I move my emails to a local .PST file is that I have many folders in the .PST file and store email messages in different folders. Depending on the purpose. That is, the messages in .PST file are categorized. This has been working for me for years.
>But I don't understand why you are saying that "You probably don't want to do that." Once an email - item is in the local PST file, I have it. No?
If you
move a message from Gmail to a local PST file then yes, you have that message in that PST, but only in that location on that device. It will no longer be visible on other devices. If instead you
copy, the message will still be visible on other devices (albeit not organized, unless you use the Gmail "label" function:
https://support.google.com/a/users/answer/9260550?hl=en).
An Exchange back end lets you create mail subfolders just like you can with a local PST file.
Regards. Al
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