# Gmail forwarding diagnostic checklist

Use your own authorized accounts only. This fictional worksheet does not contain a real destination address, and no email is sent by opening it.

| Check | State | Evidence to record privately |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Destination added | yes / no | address is present in settings |
| Destination verified | yes / no | verified state or verification link completed |
| Intended mode saved | all new / selective filter / off | setting visible after reload |
| New non-spam test received in source | yes / no | fictional subject and time |
| Same test received at destination | yes / no | same subject and time |

Passing result: all relevant configuration checks are true **and** the destination inbox contains the new test copy. An old message or spam message is not a valid automatic-forwarding test.