The Fastest Ways to Mass Delete Emails on Gmail

Mass deleting emails can be helpful for clearing through your Gmail Social and Promotions tabs which frequently pile up with promotional messages. Here are a few easy ways to mass delete emails on Gmail.

How to Mass Delete Your Unread Emails on Gmail

1. Log into your Gmail account.

2. Type “is:unread” into your search bar to see all your unread emails.

3. Click the triangle next to the Select box followed by All to select all the unread emails on the current page (usually 50 emails).

4. To delete all your unread emails and not just the 50 on the page, tap Select all conversations that match this search after you select all emails on the page.

Tip: You can find any number of email types with search including messages from specific individuals or companies, messages to specific senders, starred, and more.

5. Click the Delete icon, shaped like a trash can.

How to Delete all Promotional Emails on Gmail

Promotional emails are emails companies or organizations send to consumers with the general goal of selling products. After signing up for a retailer's mailing list and making a purchase on their website or blog, you may receive promotional emails from them. To keep these emails separate from your Primary Inbox, Gmail automatically files them in your Promotions tab which also makes it easier to delete them.

1. Access your Gmail account. At the top of your inbox, click the Promotions tab.

2. Click the Select all box to select promotional emails on the current page (about 50 emails).

3. Click the Delete icon at the top, shaped like a trash can.

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How to Mass Delete Gmail Emails With Edison Mail

Edison Mail makes it easy to mass delete emails in your Gmail inbox so you’re not drowning in messages. In fact, as an email client that allows you to use all of your email accounts in one place, Edison Mail allows you to mass delete emails for every connected account without needing to navigate different UI.

Mass Deleting Emails on Edison Mail Mac

1. Log into your Edison Mail Mac app.

2. Open up your inbox or a specific folder such as Unread, Today, etc.

3. Select the circle under an email sender’s avatar.

4. From there you can click Select All in the blue popup to select all emails in that folder followed by the Delete icon, shaped like a trash can located under Select All.

Mass Deleting Emails on Edison Mail Mobile

1. Log into your Edison Mail mobile app.

2. Open up your inbox or a specific folder such as Unread, Focused, etc.

3. Long hold on the message you would like to delete.

4. Tap the message(s) you would like to delete or tap Select All.

5. Tap the Delete icon, shaped like a trash can at the bottom of the screen.

Follow these easy steps to clear through a messy Gmail inbox in no time.