How to delete every mail in gmail

A bold move! Deleting all emails in Gmail can be a bit of a process, but I'll guide you through it. Please note that this will permanently delete all emails in your Gmail account, so make sure you're ready for that.

Method 1: Using the Gmail Web Interface

  1. Log in to your Gmail account on the web.
  2. Click on the gear icon in the upper right corner and select "See all settings."
  3. Scroll down to the "Filters and Blocked Addresses" tab.
  4. Click on the "Create a new filter" button.
  5. In the "From" field, enter @gmail.com (without quotes).
  6. Click on the "Create filter" button.
  7. In the "Apply the label" dropdown menu, select "Delete it."
  8. Click on the "Create" button.
  9. Confirm that you want to delete all emails by clicking "OK" in the pop-up dialog box.

Method 2: Using the Gmail API (for advanced users)

  1. Enable the Gmail API for your project in the Google Cloud Console.
  2. Install the google-api-python-client library using pip: pip install google-api-python-client
  3. Create a Python script with the following code:
    
import os
import google.auth
from googleapiclient.discovery import build

Set up authentication

creds, project = google.auth.default(scopes=['https://www.googleapis.com/auth/gmail.modify'])

Create the Gmail API client

service = build('gmail', 'v1', credentials=creds)

Get all emails

response = service.users().messages().list(userId='me').execute() messages = response.get('messages', [])

Delete all emails

for message in messages: service.users().messages().delete(userId='me', id=message['id']).execute()

4. Run the script to delete all emails.

**Method 3: Using a Third-Party Tool (for advanced users)**

1. Install a third-party tool like `gmail-cleaner` or `gmail-delete-all` using pip: `pip install gmail-cleaner` or `pip install gmail-delete-all`
2. Run the tool using the following command:
```bash
gmail-cleaner -a

or

gmail-delete-all -a

Please note that these methods will permanently delete all emails in your Gmail account, so make sure you're ready for that. Additionally, be aware that deleting all emails may affect your account's performance and may not be recommended if you have a large number of emails.

Before proceeding, make sure you have backed up your important emails or taken necessary precautions to ensure you don't lose any important data.