How to Mass Delete Emails on Gmail

Follow these steps and learn how to delete emails to free your Gmail storage right away! This is especially useful if you have thousands of junk emails in your inbox.

Step 1: Open Gmail Web Browser App

Open Gmail on your web browser.

Open Gmail on your web browser

Step 2: Select Inbox

After opening your Gmail on your web browser, navigate to Inbox.

Gmail > Select Inbox

Step 3: Click the Checkbox

Go to the top-left corner of the page, where you’ll find a square box icon that allows you to select all the emails on your current page simultaneously.

Inbox > Select Checkbox Icon to select all emails

Step 4: Select All Conversation

Now, carefully choose to select all the conversations, which may consist of unread emails, opened emails, and others, before proceeding to delete them from your inbox.

Note: If you accidentally delete an email that you want to keep, don’t worry, as you can restore it within 30 days as long as you haven’t emptied your trash.

Select All Emails

Step 5: Click the Delete Button

Upon clicking the delete button, all the emails you have selected will be transferred to the trash folder in your email. If you wish to permanently remove these emails from your account, you can navigate to the trash folder, select all the emails, and then click the “Empty Trash” option.

Select All Emails > Click on Delete Icon