How to clear mail in mac

To clear mail on a Mac, you can follow these steps:

Method 1: Delete individual emails

  1. Open the Mail app on your Mac.
  2. Select the email account you want to clear from the sidebar.
  3. Click on the email you want to delete.
  4. Press the Delete key on your keyboard or right-click (or control-click) on the email and select "Move to Trash" from the context menu.
  5. Confirm that you want to delete the email by clicking "Delete" in the dialog box.

Method 2: Delete all emails in a folder

  1. Open the Mail app on your Mac.
  2. Select the email account you want to clear from the sidebar.
  3. Click on the folder you want to clear (e.g., Inbox, Sent, etc.).
  4. Press the Delete key on your keyboard or right-click (or control-click) on the folder and select "Empty Trash" from the context menu.
  5. Confirm that you want to delete all emails in the folder by clicking "Empty" in the dialog box.

Method 3: Clear all emails in an account

  1. Open the Mail app on your Mac.
  2. Select the email account you want to clear from the sidebar.
  3. Click on "Mailbox" in the top menu bar.
  4. Select "Empty Trash" from the drop-down menu.
  5. Confirm that you want to delete all emails in the account by clicking "Empty" in the dialog box.

Method 4: Use the "Shift" key to select multiple emails

  1. Open the Mail app on your Mac.
  2. Select the email account you want to clear from the sidebar.
  3. Click on the first email you want to delete.
  4. Hold down the Shift key on your keyboard.
  5. Click on the last email you want to delete.
  6. Press the Delete key on your keyboard or right-click (or control-click) on the selected emails and select "Move to Trash" from the context menu.
  7. Confirm that you want to delete the selected emails by clicking "Delete" in the dialog box.

Note: When you delete an email, it will be moved to the Trash folder. If you want to permanently delete the email, you'll need to empty the Trash folder.