How to delete mail on mac storage

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

Method 1: Delete individual emails

  1. Open the Mail app on your Mac.
  2. Select the email account you want to delete emails from.
  3. Click on the "Mailbox" menu at the top of the screen and select "All Mailboxes" or use the keyboard shortcut Command + Shift + A.
  4. Find the email you want to delete and select it by clicking on it.
  5. Right-click (or Control-click) on the selected email and choose "Delete" from the context menu.
  6. Confirm that you want to delete the email by clicking "Delete" in the dialog box that appears.

Method 2: Delete multiple emails at once

  1. Open the Mail app on your Mac.
  2. Select the email account you want to delete emails from.
  3. Click on the "Mailbox" menu at the top of the screen and select "All Mailboxes" or use the keyboard shortcut Command + Shift + A.
  4. Select the first email you want to delete by clicking on it.
  5. Hold down the Command key (⌘) and click on each additional email you want to delete.
  6. Right-click (or Control-click) on one of the selected emails and choose "Delete" from the context menu.
  7. Confirm that you want to delete the emails by clicking "Delete" in the dialog box that appears.

Method 3: Delete all emails in a mailbox

  1. Open the Mail app on your Mac.
  2. Select the email account you want to delete emails from.
  3. Click on the mailbox you want to delete all emails from (e.g., "Inbox", "Sent", etc.).
  4. Right-click (or Control-click) on the mailbox and choose "Empty" from the context menu.
  5. Confirm that you want to delete all emails in the mailbox by clicking "Empty" in the dialog box that appears.

Method 4: Delete emails using the "Smart Mailbox" feature

  1. Open the Mail app on your Mac.
  2. Click on the "Mailbox" menu at the top of the screen and select "Smart Mailbox" or use the keyboard shortcut Command + Shift + S.
  3. In the "Smart Mailbox" window, select the criteria you want to use to filter your emails (e.g., "Unread", "Flagged", etc.).
  4. Click on the "Apply" button to apply the filter.
  5. Select the emails you want to delete by clicking on them.
  6. Right-click (or Control-click) on one of the selected emails and choose "Delete" from the context menu.
  7. Confirm that you want to delete the emails by clicking "Delete" in the dialog box that appears.

Remember to always be cautious when deleting emails, as this action is permanent and cannot be undone.