Archive, Later, and Delete expose Activity Undo while the plan-window token is active. Delete also has separate Gmail Trash recovery for up to about 30 days unless Trash is emptied sooner. Keep can be changed as a policy. A delivered unsubscribe request cannot be recalled.
Undo records the inverse, not a copy of your email
For a reversible mail-moving action, DeclutrMail records the Gmail message identifiers and the label change needed to reverse the action. It does not copy the message body into an undo store. The token is a capability tied to one mailbox and expires after the plan’s configured window.
Free and Plus currently use seven-day Activity windows; Pro uses thirty days for journaled actions. Gmail’s own retention rules can still impose an outside limit, especially for Trash.
Archive and Later are inverse label changes
Archive removes the Inbox label. Undo adds Inbox back. Later removes Inbox and adds DeclutrMail/Later; undo adds Inbox and removes that Later label. These are current-mail changes, not permanent future sender rules.
The active entry appears in Activity, and Triage also shows a recent-action tray. Do not assume the undo control follows you globally across every screen; Activity is the dependable recovery destination.
Delete combines an app journal with Gmail Trash
Delete adds Gmail’s Trash state and removes Inbox. Gmail keeps ordinary deleted messages in Trash for up to 30 days unless you permanently delete them or empty Trash earlier. DeclutrMail’s preview names that Gmail recovery boundary.
An Activity token can reverse the label operation while it is active. If the token has expired but Gmail still retains the message, restore it directly from Gmail Trash. Once Gmail permanently deletes it, DeclutrMail cannot recover it because DeclutrMail never stored a full copy.
Delivered unsubscribe is one-way
An unsubscribe request may be sent to a standards endpoint or, for mailto, manually sent by you from Gmail. Once delivered, it has crossed into another organization’s system. There is no standard retract operation, so DeclutrMail does not present the request itself as undoable.
A confirmation can also include Archive or Delete for the old backlog. Only that secondary mail-moving effect has its own recovery path. Undoing the backlog does not resubscribe you.
Keep and Protected are settings, not journaled mail moves
Keep records your current sender decision. Protected is the standing safety control. Neither moves messages, so they do not create the same undo-journal token as Archive or Later. You reverse their effect by changing the sender policy again.
That distinction matters because a toast saying “undo” can imply a transactional rollback when the real mechanism is simply another settings write.
Use recovery as a safety net, not as the first review
Read the preview, verify the sender, and start with a small batch. Then inspect Activity and Gmail. Recovery protects against mistakes; it should not replace knowing which messages and future behaviors an action covers.
For a high-risk deletion, verify Gmail Trash immediately. For an unsubscribe, assume delivery is final before confirming.