How to delete all your mail on mac

To delete all your mail on a Mac, you can follow these steps:

Method 1: Using the Mail app

  1. Open the Mail app on your Mac.
  2. Click on the "Mail" menu at the top of the screen and select "Preferences" (or use the keyboard shortcut Command + Comma).
  3. In the Preferences window, click on the "Accounts" tab.
  4. Select the account you want to delete all mail from (e.g. your Gmail or iCloud account).
  5. Click on the "Edit" button next to the account name.
  6. In the "Account" window, click on the "Delete" button next to the "Mailbox" section.
  7. Confirm that you want to delete all mail by clicking "OK" in the warning dialog box.

Method 2: Using the Finder

  1. Open the Finder on your Mac.
  2. Navigate to the "Mail" folder in your user directory (e.g. ~/Library/Mail/V2/Mailboxes).
  3. Select the mailbox you want to delete all mail from (e.g. "Inbox", "Sent", etc.).
  4. Right-click (or control-click) on the mailbox and select "Delete" (or use the keyboard shortcut Command + Delete).
  5. Confirm that you want to delete all mail by clicking "OK" in the warning dialog box.

Method 3: Using the Terminal

  1. Open the Terminal app on your Mac.
  2. Type the following command to delete all mail from a specific mailbox: rm -rf ~/Library/Mail/V2/Mailboxes/<mailbox_name>
  3. Replace <mailbox_name> with the name of the mailbox you want to delete all mail from (e.g. "Inbox", "Sent", etc.).
  4. Press Enter to execute the command.

Note: Be careful when using the Terminal method, as it will permanently delete all mail from the specified mailbox without prompting for confirmation.

After deleting all your mail, you may want to consider archiving or backing up your mailboxes to prevent data loss in case you need to recover any important messages.