[accesscomp] Dan's Tech Tips

  • From: "Bob Acosta" <boacosta@xxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: "Bob Acosta" <boacosta@xxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Mon, 28 Nov 2011 09:15:51 -0800

Dan's Tech Tips:
How To Bulk-Delete Gmail Messages
By Rick Broida
  , PCWorld
August 22, 2011 1:11 PM
Gmail Reader Al wants to know "how to delete several thousand messages in the 
Gmail inbox, all at the same time."
As Al notes, Gmail lets you select and delete only a screen's worth of mail at 
a time. So how can you work past that? How can you bulk-delete Gmail messages?
The trick lies in creating a filter that deletes mail older than whatever date 
you specify. Here's how:
1. Open your Web browser, head to Gmail, and sign into your account.
2. Next to the Search the Web button up top, click Create a filter.
3. In the "Has the words" field, type before:2010/01/01. That's just an example 
date; it would delete all messages received prior to January 1 of last year. 
You can use any date you want, as long as it conforms to the format YYYY/MM/DD.
4. Click Next step.
5. Check the box marked Delete it, then check the box for Also apply filter to 
### conversations below. (Tip: If you want to preserve your mail while still 
getting it out of your inbox, choose Skip the inbox (Archive it) instead.)
6. Finally, click Create Filter.  Depending on how many messages meet the 
filter criteria, the deletion process may take a minute or two.  Just make sure 
you really want to permanently delete all that mail.
  Unless you're approaching your storage limit, the smarter move is to archive 
it instead. That way it'll still be available when your run searches, but won't 
clutter up your inbox.
If you have any questions about the tips posted in Dan's Tech tips, please 
contact Dan at the following email address: 
    dthompson5@xxxxxxxxx
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