Sent messages are not showing in the Sent folder

Problem

You notice that aent messages are not in the Sent folder in the Gmail web interface.

Environment

  • Gmail web interface

Solution

  1. Configure a Send mail as.
  2. Leave the Treat as an alias box checked, it can be any address.
  3. What it does is to force the system to re-run a search From:me that will eventually put the messages back to the Sent folder.

Cause

Messages were moved by third party mail clients.