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Use the “Select All” checkbox at the top of the Gmail screen to select all the emails in your inbox, then press the Delete button. If you want to specify emails based on certain criteria, use a search term or a tag to filter your inbox first.
Have you let your Gmail inbox get cluttered and overflow? Maybe you’re looking for a quick way to bulk delete newsletters or emails from a specific domain name. Here’s how to tidy up your Gmail account in record time.
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Delete emails in Gmail using “Select All”
You can quickly delete everything in your inbox by using the “Select All” box at the top of your inbox when using Gmail on a desktop browser. Click once and the first 100 emails (everything on the first page of your inbox) will be selected, with a prompt.
If you want to select everything in your inbox, go ahead and click the link next to the notice that says “Select all
From here, you can use the “Delete” trash can icon to move everything to the Trash, where it will be permanently deleted in 30 days. You can speed up the process by clicking “Empty Trash Now” to permanently delete everything in your trash at once.
You can also use the “Archive” button to move selected messages to your archive so they’re out of your inbox but still accessible should you need them.
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Use search, tags and more to delete in bulk
If you prefer to delete emails in bulk based on certain criteria, you can use Gmail’s full suite of search features to perform a query. The easiest way to do this is to use the “Advanced Search” button in the search bar at the top of your inbox.
Use the form that appears to adjust your criteria, then press “Search” to run your query. You’ll see the exact search terms you might have entered manually in the search bar, along with a list of results.
From here it’s a simple case of using the “Select All” button to select everything (remember to click the “Select all conversations matching this search” button to include all results) then use the “Delete” or ” Archive” as required. You can do the same for any tag you’ve created.
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Mass deletion of emails in the Gmail mobile app
If you prefer the Gmail mobile apps for Android and iPhone, you should know that you can delete multiple emails, but there is no option to “Select all” messages or capture all emails that fit certain search criteria. You can select more than one email by tapping the circle next to a message in your inbox. You will then see the “Delete” option at the top of the screen.
To really clean up your inbox, you’ll need to access a desktop browser, sign in with your Gmail password, and follow the instructions above.
Go further and delete your entire account
Done with Gmail? You can choose to delete just Gmail or your entire Google account. If you limit this to just Gmail, you can still use other Google services like YouTube, Maps, and Drive.
Alternatively, delete the whole lot and remove Google from your life. Now choose one of the other top three free email services to replace it, or up your security game with a secure email provider.
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