How to delete gmail spam all at once

• To delete all emails on Gmail, click the "Select all" box, then "Select all conversations."
• Use your search bar to find emails from specific senders for mass deletion.
• If you accidentally delete an email, you can recover it from the Trash folder within 30 days.

If you have a cluttered Gmail inbox, you're not alone. Whether you're looking to free up some storage space or edit folders to organize your inbox, there are some shortcuts for mass-deletion.

Mass-deleting emails can be helpful for emails filed in your Social or Promotions tabs, which often pile up or get ignored. There are also shortcuts for deleting all read emails, all unread emails, and emails from specific senders. Here's how to do it all.

How to delete all read or all unread emails on Gmail

1. Log in to your Gmail account.

2. In the search bar at the top of the screen, type label:read to display all read emails or label:unread to display all unread emails.

3. Click the Select all box to the left of the Refresh button. This will select all emails on the current page — up to 50 emails. To mass delete all emails in this category and not just those on the first page, you can also click Select all conversations that match this search.

4. Then click the Delete icon at the top, which is shaped like a trash can.

How to delete promotions on Gmail

Promotional emails are emails sent by companies or organizations to consumers with the general goal of selling products. These types of emails are automatically filed in your Promotions tab to keep them separate from your primary inbox. 

You may get promotional emails from retailers after making a purchase on their website, or from a blog after signing up for their mailing list.

1. Log in to your Gmail account. Click on the Promotions tab at the top, above your list of emails.

2. Click the Select all box to the left of the Refresh button. This will select all promotional emails on the current page (50 emails). To delete all emails in this category, also click Select all conversations in Promotions.

3. Then click the Delete icon at the top, which is shaped like a trash can.

How to recover deleted emails on Gmail

If you've accidentally deleted some emails you didn't intend to, don't fret. Deleted emails are stored in your Trash folder, where they're saved for 30 days before being permanently deleted. 

1. Log in to your Gmail account. Scroll down the menu on the left side of the screen and click the Trash folder. You may need to click on More to reveal it.

2. Click on the boxes next to the emails you want to restore.

3. Click the Move to icon, which is a folder with an arrow pointing right, then select the name of the folder you want to send the emails to. 

How to permanently delete emails on Gmail

If you're deleting emails to clear up storage space and don't want to wait the 30 days for emails to be deleted from the Trash folder, you can expedite the process by permanently deleting these emails yourself.

To empty your Gmail trash:

1. Log in to your Gmail account. Scroll down the menu on the left side of the screen and click the Trash folder. You may need to click on More to reveal it.

2. Click on the boxes next to the emails you want to permanently delete.

3. Click Delete forever.

Abigail Abesamis Demarest is a contributing writer for Insider based in New York. She loves a good glazed donut and nerdy deep dives into the science of food and how it's made. 

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Check here the step-by-step guide to clear your Spam folder in Gmail.

By India Today Web Desk: Gmail is a free online email service that provides users with sufficient storage for messages and provides the flexibility to search for specific messages/text. The Gmail program also automatically organizes related emails into a conversational thread.

You can mark or unmark emails as spam. Gmail also automatically identifies spam and other suspicious emails and sends them to Spam. Check here the step-by-step guide to clear your Spam folder in Gmail.

Here is how to delete emails in spam: Desktop

Step 1: Open Gmail, on your computer.

Step 2: Then on the left, click on More.

Step 3: Now click on Spam.

Step 4: At the top, click on Delete all spam messages now. Or, select specific emails, then click on Delete forever.

Here is how to delete emails in spam: Android

Step 1: Open the Gmail app, on your Android phone or tablet.

Note: If you don't have the Gmail app, download it.

Step 2: Then in the top left, tap on Menu and then on Spam.

Step 3: Finally, tap on Empty spam now.

Note: Gmail automatically identifies suspicious emails and marks them as spam. When you open your Spam label, you'll see emails that were marked as spam by you or Gmail.

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Sep 10, 2021

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