How to delete old mail from gmail

Here are the steps to delete old mail from your Gmail account:

Method 1: Delete multiple emails at once

  1. Log in to your Gmail account.
  2. Click on the "Inbox" tab to view your emails.
  3. Check the boxes next to the emails you want to delete. You can select multiple emails by holding down the Ctrl key (Windows) or Command key (Mac) while clicking on each email.
  4. Click on the "Bulk actions" dropdown menu at the top of the page and select "Delete".
  5. Confirm that you want to delete the selected emails by clicking "OK" in the pop-up window.

Method 2: Delete all emails in a specific label or folder

  1. Log in to your Gmail account.
  2. Click on the "Labels" tab at the top of the page.
  3. Click on the label or folder that contains the old emails you want to delete.
  4. Click on the "Bulk actions" dropdown menu at the top of the page and select "Delete".
  5. Confirm that you want to delete all emails in the selected label or folder by clicking "OK" in the pop-up window.

Method 3: Delete all emails older than a certain date

  1. Log in to your Gmail account.
  2. Click on the "Inbox" tab to view your emails.
  3. Click on the "Search" bar at the top of the page and enter the following search query: older_than:30d (replace "30d" with the number of days you want to delete emails older than, e.g. older_than:90d for 90 days).
  4. Press Enter to run the search.
  5. Check the boxes next to the emails you want to delete.
  6. Click on the "Bulk actions" dropdown menu at the top of the page and select "Delete".
  7. Confirm that you want to delete the selected emails by clicking "OK" in the pop-up window.

Method 4: Use Gmail's built-in "Clean up" feature

  1. Log in to your Gmail account.
  2. Click on the "Inbox" tab to view your emails.
  3. Click on the "Clean up" button at the top of the page.
  4. Select the "Delete old emails" option.
  5. Choose the time period for which you want to delete emails (e.g. "Older than 30 days").
  6. Click "Clean up" to delete the selected emails.

Note: Before deleting old emails, make sure you have backed up your important emails or contacts, as deleting emails is permanent and cannot be undone.