How to delete multiple emails in Gmail
To delete multiple emails in Gmail, you can follow these steps:
- Open your web browser and go to the Gmail website (https://mail.google.com).
- Sign in to your Gmail account using your email address and password.
- Once you're logged in, you'll see your inbox with a list of emails.
- To select multiple emails, you have a few options:
- Method 1:
Click on the checkbox next to each email you want to delete. This will select individual emails.
- Method 2:
If you want to select a range of emails, click on the checkbox of the first email, then hold down the Shift key on your keyboard and click on the checkbox of the last email in the range. This will select all emails between the first and last email. - Method 3:
If you want to select multiple non-consecutive emails, hold down the Ctrl key (Command key on Mac) on your keyboard and click on the checkboxes of the emails you want to select.
- Once you have selected the desired emails, you'll see a toolbar at the top of the email list with several options. Among these options, you'll find a trash can icon. Click on it to move the selected emails to the Trash folder.
- After moving the emails to the Trash folder, go to the left sidebar and find the "Trash" label. Click on it to view all the emails in the Trash folder.
- At the top of the email list in the Trash folder, you'll find a message saying something like "All 50 conversations in Trash are selected." Click on the link that says "Select all conversations in Trash."
- Once all the conversations in the Trash folder are selected, you'll see a "Delete forever" button at the top of the page. Click on it to permanently delete all the selected emails.
Please note that once you delete your emails, they cannot be recovered. Make sure you have backed up any important information before deleting multiple emails in Gmail.