How to select all mails before a certain date
To select all emails before a certain date in various email clients, follow these steps:
Gmail
- Log in to your Gmail account.
- Click on the "Inbox" tab.
- Click on the "Search" box at the top of the page.
- Type
before:
followed by the date in the formatYYYY-MM-DD
. For example,before:2022-01-01
to select all emails before January 1st, 2022. - Press Enter to execute the search.
Microsoft Outlook
- Open Microsoft Outlook.
- Click on the "Inbox" folder.
- Click on the "View" tab in the ribbon.
- Click on the "Filter" button in the "Arrival" group.
- Select "Date" from the drop-down menu.
- Choose "Before" from the "Date" drop-down menu.
- Enter the date in the format
YYYY-MM-DD
. For example,2022-01-01
to select all emails before January 1st, 2022. - Click "OK" to apply the filter.
Apple Mail
- Open Apple Mail.
- Select the mailbox you want to search (e.g., "Inbox").
- Click on "Mail" in the menu bar.
- Select "Find" > "Find Mail..."
- In the "Find" window, select "Date" from the "Search for" drop-down menu.
- Choose "Before" from the "Date" drop-down menu.
- Enter the date in the format
YYYY-MM-DD
. For example,2022-01-01
to select all emails before January 1st, 2022. - Click "Find" to execute the search.
Thunderbird
- Open Thunderbird.
- Select the mailbox you want to search (e.g., "Inbox").
- Click on "Edit" > "Search Messages..."
- In the "Search" window, select "Date" from the "Search for" drop-down menu.
- Choose "Before" from the "Date" drop-down menu.
- Enter the date in the format
YYYY-MM-DD
. For example,2022-01-01
to select all emails before January 1st, 2022. - Click "Search" to execute the search.
Remember to adjust the date format according to your email client's preferences.