How to clear mail in mac
To clear mail on a Mac, you can follow these steps:
Method 1: Delete individual emails
- Open the Mail app on your Mac.
- Select the email account you want to clear from the sidebar.
- Click on the email you want to delete.
- 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.
- Confirm that you want to delete the email by clicking "Delete" in the dialog box.
Method 2: Delete all emails in a folder
- Open the Mail app on your Mac.
- Select the email account you want to clear from the sidebar.
- Click on the folder you want to clear (e.g., Inbox, Sent, etc.).
- Press the Delete key on your keyboard or right-click (or control-click) on the folder and select "Empty Trash" from the context menu.
- 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
- Open the Mail app on your Mac.
- Select the email account you want to clear from the sidebar.
- Click on "Mailbox" in the top menu bar.
- Select "Empty Trash" from the drop-down menu.
- 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
- Open the Mail app on your Mac.
- Select the email account you want to clear from the sidebar.
- Click on the first email you want to delete.
- Hold down the Shift key on your keyboard.
- Click on the last email you want to delete.
- 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.
- 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.