Gmail set up

[Galaxy01]

I have gmail set up on my Android phone as well as on my PC using Outlook 2019.  They can both send and receive mails without issues.

But one thing annoys me is the synching:  when I delete an email from the Android phone , it also deletes from my Outlook 2019.

How do I set it up so that it works independently? like, any deletion will not affect the other?

Is it possible, at all?

P/s   My phone's Gmail 'Account sync is off"

[Galaxy01]

I remember it was working OK when I set it up about a year ago when Xtramail stopped it's free email service.

Only lately I noticed that something isn't quite right when I deleted some emails from the phone and those mails also were deleted from my Outlook 2019.

It's annoying. Could it be the Microsoft Windows Link is doing the annoying trick?

[Wainuitech]

The Default setup for Gmail is saved as IMAP (.ost) files. To possibly save on PC you would need to set it up as a POP Account (.pst) file.

Have a look at the Picture explains how it works. From Memory you have to change settings on gmails ( web page) to allow .pst.

With IMAP they sync, so what happens on one device repeats on all with the same account.

[king1]

depends how you have it setup on the PC...

Phones are usually always setup with IMAP so it syncs all the mail server folders - full sync

PCs might be setup with either POP or IMAP

If its IMAP, then it will sync the mail server folders - as with the phone a full sync - delete from one deletes everywhere...

Now, IF the PC is set up with POP (ONLY looks in the inbox on the server and downloads only new messages), it behaves differently.
If you delete on the phone before the PC gets a chance to download the new message, it is gone from the server so the PC can never download it.
If you delete on the PC, then what happens to the copy on the mail server depends on the Outlook settings, it might do nothing, or it might remove from server after X number of Days, or it can remove from the server only when its deleted on the PC

Usually the behaviour you describe might be from
POP: deleting on the phone BEFORE the PC has a chance to download the message
IMAP: expected behaviour, if you delete on one device, it will remove from the server, and subsequently delete from other IMAP enabled devices