How to search mail by date gmail

There are several ways to search for emails by date in Gmail:

Method 1: Using the "Search" bar

  1. Log in to your Gmail account.
  2. Click on the search bar at the top of the page.
  3. Type before: or after: followed by the date you're looking for. For example:
    • before:2022/01/01 to find emails sent before January 1, 2022.
    • after:2022/01/01 to find emails sent after January 1, 2022.
  4. Press Enter to execute the search.

Method 2: Using the "Filter" feature

  1. Log in to your Gmail account.
  2. Click on the gear icon () in the upper right corner of the page.
  3. Select "See all settings" from the dropdown menu.
  4. Click on the "Filters and Blocked Addresses" tab.
  5. Click on the "Create a new filter" button.
  6. In the "From" field, enter @ (this will match all emails).
  7. In the "Has the words" field, enter the date you're looking for in the format YYYY/MM/DD. For example: 2022/01/01.
  8. Click on the "Create filter" button.
  9. Choose the action you want to take with the filtered emails (e.g., apply the label "Old emails").

Method 3: Using the "Labels" feature

  1. Log in to your Gmail account.
  2. Click on the label icon () in the upper right corner of the page.
  3. Click on "New label" and enter a name for the label (e.g., "Old emails").
  4. In the "Label" field, enter the date you're looking for in the format YYYY/MM/DD. For example: 2022/01/01.
  5. Click on the "Create" button.
  6. Gmail will automatically apply the label to all emails sent on that date.

Method 4: Using the "Search" operator

  1. Log in to your Gmail account.
  2. Type the following search operator in the search bar: date:YYYY/MM/DD. For example: date:2022/01/01.
  3. Press Enter to execute the search.

These methods should help you find emails by date in Gmail.