Labels & the Archive folder

festus77 · 5 Jan 2026, 08:25 AM

Is there anyway to search the Archive folder to show only mails WITHOUT a Label?

Greatly appreciated, thanks
festus

BritTim · 5 Jan 2026, 10:43 PM

I believe the search

Code:

-has:userlabels -in:inbox -in:sent -in:drafts

or

Code:

in:Archive -has:userlabels

will do what you want.

Actually, on reflection, it is even easier. In Fastmail unlike most other mail systems, a message cannot be both in the archive and has user defined labels. You just need to look at the messages in the Archive folder!

Berenburger · 26 Jun 2026, 07:17 PM

I wanted to use this search term too, but neither option works; it still shows the emails with labels. Am I doing something wrong? Could someone else try this out for me?
BTW, if you?ve set up labels in the FM app, there?s no ?Archive? label (folder) on the left - only ?All mail?.

Berenburger · 26 Jun 2026, 10:53 PM

I figured it out myself in the end. It?s simple:

Code:

-has:userlabels

5 Jan 2026, 08:25 AM	#1
festus77 Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Near the Pecos Wilderness, NM Posts: 42	Labels & the Archive folder Is there anyway to search the Archive folder to show only mails WITHOUT a Label? Greatly appreciated, thanks festus

5 Jan 2026, 10:43 PM	#2
BritTim The "e" in e-mail Join Date: May 2003 Location: mostly in Thailand Posts: 3,141	I believe the search Code: -has:userlabels -in:inbox -in:sent -in:drafts or Code: in:Archive -has:userlabels will do what you want. Actually, on reflection, it is even easier. In Fastmail unlike most other mail systems, a message cannot be both in the archive and has user defined labels. You just need to look at the messages in the Archive folder! Last edited by BritTim : 5 Jan 2026 at 10:57 PM. Reason: Point out that messages, in Archive on Fastmail, automatically implies they have no labels.

26 Jun 2026, 10:53 PM	#4
Berenburger The "e" in e-mail Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 3,001	I figured it out myself in the end. It?s simple: Code: -has:userlabels

26 Jun 2026, 07:17 PM	#3
Berenburger The "e" in e-mail Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 3,001	I wanted to use this search term too, but neither option works; it still shows the emails with labels. Am I doing something wrong? Could someone else try this out for me? BTW, if you?ve set up labels in the FM app, there?s no ?Archive? label (folder) on the left - only ?All mail?.