Are you tired of your Gmail inbox being cluttered with countless emails, many of which you have no intention of ever opening? Do you wish there was a way to delete all of these emails in one fell swoop, rather than having to manually select each one? This guide is here to help. We will be walking you through the steps required to delete Gmail emails in bulk, thereby freeing up space and decluttering your inbox.
Step 1: Open Gmail
First and foremost, open your Gmail account. You can do this by typing “www.gmail.com” into your web browser and logging in with your email address and password.
Step 2: Select Emails
Once your inbox is open, you will see a small square box in the top left corner, just above your emails. This is the selection box. Click on it to select all the emails that are currently visible on the page.
Step 3: Select All Conversations
Next, you will notice that, at the top of the page, a message has appeared saying “All 50 conversations on this page are selected. Select all conversations in Inbox”. In order to delete all of your emails, not just the ones on the current page, click on the “Select all conversations in Inbox” link.
Step 4: Delete
Now that all of your emails have been selected, you can delete them by clicking on the trash bin icon at the top of the page. Doing so will send all of your selected emails to the Trash.
Step 5: Empty the Trash
The final step is to empty your Trash. Any emails that have been sent to the Trash will remain there for 30 days before being permanently deleted. If you want to delete these emails permanently and immediately, you can do so by clicking on “Trash” in the left-hand menu, then clicking on “Empty Trash now”.
Code for Gmail API to Delete Emails in Bulk
If you are a developer or have coding skills, you can use the Gmail API to delete emails in bulk programmatically. Here’s an example of how to do it with Python:
from googleapiclient.discovery import build
from googleapiclient.errors import HttpError
service = build(‘gmail’, ‘v1′)
try:
results = service.users().messages().list(userId=’me’, q=”is:unread”).execute()
messages = results.get(‘messages’, [])
for message in messages:
service.users().messages().delete(userId=’me’, id=message[‘id’]).execute()
print(‘Deleted all unread messages.’)
except HttpError as error:
print(f’An error occurred: {error}’)
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This script will delete all unread messages in your Gmail account. Note that once the messages are deleted with this method, they are gone forever.
So, that’s it. You now know how to delete Gmail emails in bulk manually and programmatically. We hope this guide helps you to manage your Gmail inbox more effectively. Happy decluttering!
