How to see mails from a specific year

The nostalgia of digging through old emails!

To see emails from a specific year, you can follow these steps:

Gmail:

  1. Log in to your Gmail account.
  2. Click on the gear icon () in the upper right corner.
  3. Select "See all settings" from the dropdown menu.
  4. Scroll down to the "Filters and Blocked Addresses" section.
  5. Click on the "Create a new filter" button.
  6. In the "From" field, enter from:your_email_address@your_domain.com (replace with your actual email address).
  7. In the "Has the words" field, enter year:YYYY (replace with the year you're interested in, e.g., year:2020).
  8. Click "Create filter" and then "Apply" to apply the filter.

Now, all emails from that specific year will be displayed in your inbox. You can also use the "Search" bar at the top of the page to search for emails from a specific year. Simply type from:your_email_address@your_domain.com year:YYYY and press Enter.

Outlook:

  1. Log in to your Outlook account.
  2. Click on the "Folders" tab in the navigation pane.
  3. Right-click on the "Inbox" folder and select "Filter E-mails".
  4. In the "Filter E-mails" window, select "From" and enter your_email_address@your_domain.com (replace with your actual email address).
  5. Click on the "More Options" button and select "Has words" from the dropdown menu.
  6. In the "Has words" field, enter year:YYYY (replace with the year you're interested in, e.g., year:2020).
  7. Click "OK" to apply the filter.

Now, all emails from that specific year will be displayed in your inbox. You can also use the "Search" bar at the top of the page to search for emails from a specific year. Simply type from:your_email_address@your_domain.com year:YYYY and press Enter.

Other email providers:

If you're using a different email provider, such as Yahoo, AOL, or ProtonMail, the steps may vary. You can try searching for "filter emails by year" or "search emails by year" in your email provider's help section to find the specific instructions.

Remember to replace your_email_address@your_domain.com with your actual email address and YYYY with the year you're interested in.