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Q&A: How do I disable the Promotions tab in Gmail?

Posted on October 23, 2023

Rick’s Tech Tips Newsletter

Question from Kevin: I hope you can help me with a Gmail problem, Rick.

I subscribe to several email newsletters (including yours), and almost all of them always end up in the “Promotions” tab instead of the Inbox.

That includes the newsletters I pay for, and I’m really tired of it.

I’ve selected “Not Promotions” so many times but Gmail ignores my choice and keeps on putting them in Promotions anyway.

I heard that I can disable the Promotions tab altogether so the newsletters will always go into my Inbox, but I can’t find that setting. Can you help me? [Read more…]

How to save Gmail attachments to your Google Drive storage

Posted on August 27, 2022

Do you often receive photos and other files that were sent to you as attachments to Gmail messages?

If so, it might be a good idea to save a copy of the important attachments in order to prevent losing them if those emails ever get deleted or lost. [Read more…]

Scam alert: Are third-party apps using your Gmail account to send SPAM and malware to other people? Find out right now!

Posted on July 29, 2019

If you use Gmail as your email provider you probably realize how important it is to prevent hackers from accessing your Gmail account.

Once a hacker is logged into your Gmail account he/she can use it to send SPAM and/or malware to other people in your name, via your account. Not good!

What you might not realize is hackers don’t really need to log into your Gmail account directly in order to use it to send SPAM and malware to other people!

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Q&A: How do I stop my Gmail messages from being forwarded to my ex’s email account?

Posted on August 27, 2018

Question from Cindy T.: I just found out that my ex is somehow causing all of my Gmail messages to be forwarded to his own email account.

I know he had the password to my account for a while because I let him use it when he was looking for a job (the lazy bum never did find one). I guess that’s when he set up the forwarding.

Anyway, how can I stop my emails from being forwarded to his account?

Rick’s answer: Cindy, what you’ll need to do is log into your Gmail account and disable “Forwarding” in your account settings. Here’s how: [Read more…]