Will deleting an IMAP folder in Mail delete that folder on the server?

Will deleting an IMAP folder in Mail delete that folder on the server?


Kinda long story short:

I was looking at one of my email accounts in Outlook and noticed all but spam had initial caps. So I renamed and actually created a new folder named Spam. I have spam and junk working as expected, but alos have this Spam folder listed under the IMAP folders in Mac Mail and IOS.


If I delete this in Mac Mail, will it delete the folder on the server or only locally? Either will work if I know what to expect.


Thanks!




I won't even bring up the two Archive folders :)

MacBook Pro 14″, macOS 15.7

Posted on Nov 26, 2025 9:23 AM

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Will deleting an IMAP folder in Mail delete that folder on the server?

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