How to delete all mail on outlook
To delete all emails in Outlook, you can follow these steps:
Method 1: Using the "Empty Deleted Items Folder" option
- Open Outlook and go to the "Deleted Items" folder.
- Right-click on the "Deleted Items" folder and select "Empty Folder".
- Confirm that you want to permanently delete all items in the folder.
Method 2: Using the "Shift + Delete" keys
- Open Outlook and go to the folder that contains the emails you want to delete (e.g. Inbox, Sent Items, etc.).
- Select all the emails in the folder by pressing "Ctrl + A" or by clicking on the first email and then Shift + clicking on the last email.
- Press the "Shift + Delete" keys to permanently delete the selected emails.
Method 3: Using the "Delete All" option in the "View" tab
- Open Outlook and go to the folder that contains the emails you want to delete (e.g. Inbox, Sent Items, etc.).
- Go to the "View" tab in the ribbon.
- Click on the "View Settings" button in the "Current View" group.
- In the "View Settings" dialog box, click on the "Other Settings" button.
- In the "Other Settings" dialog box, click on the "Delete All" button.
- Confirm that you want to permanently delete all items in the folder.
Method 4: Using the "Purge" option in the "File" tab
- Open Outlook and go to the "File" tab.
- Click on the "Options" button in the left-hand menu.
- In the "Outlook Options" dialog box, click on the "Other" tab.
- In the "Other" tab, click on the "Purge" button.
- In the "Purge" dialog box, select the folder you want to purge (e.g. Inbox, Sent Items, etc.).
- Confirm that you want to permanently delete all items in the folder.
Note: Before deleting all emails, make sure you have backed up your Outlook data or have a recent backup of your emails. Deleting all emails permanently removes them from your Outlook account and may not be recoverable.