How to delete all emails on Gmail?

Step-by-step Instructions

How to delete all read / unread emails. on Gmail?

1. In the search bar at the top of the page, enter is:read (to delete all read emails) or is:unread (to delete all unread emails). This will filter your emails to show only the read or unread emails.

2. At the top of the page, click the checkbox to select all of the emails.

3. Click the trash icon to delete all of the selected emails.

Alternatively, you can use Gmail’s advanced search operators to search for specific types of emails and delete them in bulk. For example, you can use the before: operator to delete all emails before a certain date, or the label: operator to delete all emails with a specific label. You can find more information about advanced search operators in Gmail here.

How to delete all promotion emails on Gmail?

1. Open your Gmail account and click on the “Promotions” tab on the left side of the screen.

2. At the top of the page, click on the “Select all conversations that match this search” button. Click on the “Delete” button.

3. A pop-up window will appear asking you to confirm the action. Click on the “Ok” button to delete all the emails in the “Promotions” tab.

Alternatively, you can use the search function to find and delete specific emails or email threads. To do this:

Type in a search query in the search bar at the top of the screen (e.g., “from:[email protected]” to find all emails from a specific sender).

1. Click on the “Select all conversations that match this search” button at the top of the page.

2. Click on the “Delete” button in the blue banner that appears at the top of the page.

3. Confirm the action by clicking on the “Ok” button in the pop-up window.

Please note that deleting emails from your Gmail account will permanently remove them and you will not be able to retrieve them. If you want to keep a copy of the emails, consider archiving them instead.

How to recover deleted emails on Gmail?

1. Open your Gmail account and go to the “Trash” folder.

2. Select the email by checking the box next to it.

3. Click on the “Move to” button at the top of the page.

4. Choose the folder you want to move the email to, such as “Inbox” or “Important.”

5. The email will now be moved out of the Trash folder and back into the chosen folder.

6. If the email was permanently deleted and cannot be found in the Trash folder, you can try using the Gmail recovery form to request that Google attempt to recover the email for you.

How to permanently delete emails on Gmail?

1. Go to your Gmail account and click on the “Trash” folder on the left side of the screen.

2. Check the box next to the emails you want to permanently delete.

3. Click on the “Delete Forever” button at the top of the screen.

4. Confirm that you want to permanently delete the emails by clicking on the “Delete Forever” button in the pop-up window.

Note: Once you permanently delete emails, they cannot be recovered. Be sure to only delete emails that you are certain you no longer need.

How to Delete Gmail Emails in Bulk on iPhone and Android?

Unfortunately, the Gmail app on Android and iOS does not allow for bulk deleting of emails on Gmail without first individually selecting each individual email. However, being able to clear out multiple messages at once is still better than not clearing any at all.

To delete multiple emails on your iPhone/Android using the Gmail app:

1. Tap on the three horizontal lines in the top right corner of the screen to open the menu.

2. Select “All Mail” or “Read Mail” (depending on the type of emails you want to delete).

3. In the list of emails, tap on the avatar to select the emails you want to delete. You can select multiple emails.

4. Then, tap the “Delete” button at the top of the screen.

Where can I view deleted emails?

Go to your Gmail account and click on the ‘Trash’ folder on the left side of the screen.”

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