HT2500 MAIL contents won't delete. What does a shadowy folder mean?

I use GMAIL.com email accounts on MAIL. My Mail Activity is out of control. It's constantly running. Even though I delete messages off GMAIL.COM on the internet, I'm being flooded in MAIL with unwanted messages that I cannot delete. Under my MAILBOXES menu are these categories: RSS, ON MY MAC, GMAIL. When I open the GMAIL drop-down, I see a shadowed folder that contains several folders: All, Drafts, Important, Sent, Spam, Starred, Trash. The ALL folder contains 49,716 messages that won't delete. Many of those messages are exact duplicates except for the "time/date" on them. 1) Can I delete the shadowy folder that has become a nightmare to me without affecting my Inbox and normal drafts, sent and trash folders? HELP. I'm getting swallowed up by the MAIL monster.

There are four general causes of this issue:
1. The computer's PRAM no longer contains a valid startup disk setting when there aren't any problems with the disk itself. This can be checked for by pressing the Option key and seeing if the drive appears.
2. The internal drive's directory structure has become damaged. This requires usage of an alternate bootable system to perform the repair.
3. Critical system files have been deleted. This requires usage of an alternate bootable system to reinstall them.
4. The internal drive has died or become unplugged. This is the most likely case if the computer took a sharp impact or there are unusual sounds coming from the hard drive's location.
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