How to clear your mail on mac

Clearing your email inbox on a Mac can be done in a few ways, depending on the email client you're using. Here are the steps for some of the most popular email clients:

Mail (default email client on Mac)

  1. Open the Mail app on your Mac.
  2. Click on the "Mail" menu at the top of the screen and select "Empty Trash" or press Command + Shift + Delete.
  3. Confirm that you want to empty the trash by clicking "Empty Trash" in the dialog box that appears.

Gmail

  1. Open the Gmail app on your Mac.
  2. Click on the "Gmail" menu at the top of the screen and select "Empty Trash" or press Command + Shift + Delete.
  3. Confirm that you want to empty the trash by clicking "Empty Trash" in the dialog box that appears.

Outlook

  1. Open the Outlook app on your Mac.
  2. Click on the "File" menu at the top of the screen and select "Clean Up" or press Command + Shift + Delete.
  3. In the "Clean Up" dialog box, select the "Empty Deleted Items" option and click "OK".

Other email clients

If you're using a different email client, such as Mozilla Thunderbird or Microsoft Entourage, the steps to clear your email inbox may vary. You can usually find the option to empty the trash or delete all emails in the "Edit" or "File" menu.

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