How to remove emails from apple mail

There are a few ways to remove emails from Apple Mail:

Method 1: Delete individual emails

  1. Open Apple Mail and select the email account you want to remove emails from.
  2. Select the email you want to delete by clicking on it.
  3. Press the "Delete" key on your keyboard or right-click on the email and select "Delete" from the context menu.
  4. Confirm that you want to delete the email by clicking "Delete" in the pop-up dialog box.

Method 2: Delete multiple emails at once

  1. Open Apple Mail and select the email account you want to remove emails from.
  2. Select the first email you want to delete by clicking on it.
  3. Hold down the "Command" key (⌘) on your keyboard and click on each additional email you want to delete.
  4. Right-click on one of the selected emails and select "Delete" from the context menu.
  5. Confirm that you want to delete the emails by clicking "Delete" in the pop-up dialog box.

Method 3: Empty the Trash

  1. Open Apple Mail and select the email account you want to remove emails from.
  2. Go to the "Mailbox" menu and select "Empty Trash" (or use the keyboard shortcut ⌘ + Shift + Delete).
  3. Confirm that you want to permanently delete the emails in the Trash folder.

Method 4: Permanently delete all emails in a mailbox

  1. Open Apple Mail and select the email account you want to remove emails from.
  2. Select the mailbox you want to empty (e.g. "Inbox", "Sent", etc.).
  3. Go to the "Mailbox" menu and select "Empty Mailbox" (or use the keyboard shortcut ⌘ + Shift + Delete).
  4. Confirm that you want to permanently delete all emails in the selected mailbox.

Method 5: Use the "Select All" feature

  1. Open Apple Mail and select the email account you want to remove emails from.
  2. Go to the "Edit" menu and select "Select All" (or use the keyboard shortcut ⌘ + A).
  3. Right-click on one of the selected emails and select "Delete" from the context menu.
  4. Confirm that you want to delete the emails by clicking "Delete" in the pop-up dialog box.

Note: When you delete an email, it will be moved to the Trash folder. If you want to permanently delete an email, you'll need to empty the Trash folder using Method 3.