How to clean mail storage on mac

The joys of managing email storage on a Mac! Here's a step-by-step guide on how to clean up your mail storage on a Mac:

Method 1: Delete Unwanted Emails

1. Open the Mail app on your Mac.
2. Select the mailbox you want to clean up (e.g., Inbox, Sent, or Junk).
3. Press Command + Shift + Delete to select all emails in the mailbox.
4. Right-click (or Control-click) on the selected emails and choose "Delete" or press the Delete key.
5. Confirm that you want to delete the emails.

Method 2: Use the "Smart Mailbox" Feature

1. Open the Mail app on your Mac.
2. Go to Mail > Preferences > Accounts > [Your Email Account].
3. Click on the "Smart Mailboxes" tab.
4. Click the "+" button to create a new smart mailbox.
5. Name the mailbox (e.g., "Unwanted Emails").
6. Set the criteria for the smart mailbox:
   • "From" field: select "Is" and then choose "None" to exclude emails from specific senders.
   • "Subject" field: select "Contains" and enter a keyword or phrase to filter out unwanted emails.
   • "Date" field: select "Is older than" and set a date range to delete old emails.
7. Click "OK" to create the smart mailbox.
8. The smart mailbox will automatically collect unwanted emails. You can then delete them by selecting all emails in the mailbox and pressing the Delete key.

Method 3: Use the "Mailbox" Menu

1. Open the Mail app on your Mac.
2. Select the mailbox you want to clean up (e.g., Inbox, Sent, or Junk).
3. Go to Mailbox > Clean Up > "Delete Junk Mail" or "Delete Unwanted Mail".
4. Follow the prompts to confirm the deletion of unwanted emails.

Additional Tips

• Regularly clean up your email storage to prevent it from becoming too large and slowing down your Mac.
• Consider using a third-party email client or app that offers advanced email management features, such as Sanebox or Boomerang.
• If you're using a large number of email accounts, consider consolidating them into a single account or using a email client that supports multiple accounts.

By following these methods, you should be able to clean up your mail storage on your Mac and free up some valuable disk space.