Could you highlight and delete them all then go into the deleted folder and
move the ones you want back to the in box?
Barry
I have recently started using Gmail for my mailing lists - but read the messages in my e-mail client rather than on the web interface. I know that Google will store an enormous number of messages, but I would like periodically to delete permanently most of the messages which accumulate in the Google mail Deleted folder only retaining those likely to be of future interest. This should (I hope) speed up searches for messages in the distant future.
However when I open the Deleted folder (or any folder in fact) I seem to have to go through all the messages I want to delete permanently and select them individually, a very tedious process. What I would prefer to do would be to select All and then uncheck the odd messages I wish to keep. It seems however that Google have not provided a Select All button, or that even in the Basic interface provided for screen reader users it is not accessible.
If any experienced Gmail user could clarify this point I would be most grateful.
Douglas
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