Mail Folders On iPad

I have several folders in my two email accounts to help organize emails. In my work account, the folders appear on the iPad but are empty when I click on them. For my home email, the folders don't even appear on the iPad. Why is this, and is there even a way to organize emails on the iPad into folders? Also, if I delete an email on the iPad, why doesn't it delete from my account when I sync? When I check these accounts from my computer, those emails are still there. Thanks so much!

There are two type of mail accounts, IMAP and POP3. The IMAP accounts are designed for accessing one account from multiple places/devices. It keeps the mail synchronized in the various places. If you delete a message from one place it will be deleted from the other places too (you may have to manually access he server to see an update). Also folders are mirrored in the difference places. For a POP3 account there is no feedback. You can set one device to download messages but not delete them from the server. In that case if delete it locally it is still on he sever and thus is still there if access by other devices. Also, mail folders are not mirrored. You work account may be an IMPA account and the home one a POP3 account.

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