How to delete all
emails in Gmail.

Delete everything, on a computer

1. Open Gmail in a browser and click All Mail in the left column — Inbox shows only one tab.
2. Tick the select box above the list.
3. Click Select all conversations in All Mail in the banner that appears.
4. Click Delete. Gmail moves them to Trash.

Delete by sender or date

Most clutter comes from a few senders. Search from:sender@example.com, or older_than:1y for mail over a year old, then select all and delete.

On iPhone

The Gmail app selects up to 50 emails at a time, so deleting thousands there is slow going. A cleaner that groups mail by sender lets you move a sender's emails to Trash — and unsubscribe — in one go.

Step 1 of 6On the Email tab, tap Sign in with Google. Phone Cleaner never sees your password, and your mail stays between this iPhone and Google.

Step 2 of 6Your senders, most emails first. Touch and hold one to start selecting, then tap every sender whose mail you want gone.

Step 3 of 6Two senders, 679 emails. To stop their mail too, tap Also unsubscribe: it works for senders tagged Unsubscribe, and the first time it warns that some don't allow it.

Step 4 of 6Also unsubscribe is on. Tap Delete.

Step 5 of 6Phone Cleaner asks first: Gmail keeps the emails in Trash for 30 days, so you can still get them back. Tap Move to Trash.

Step 6 of 6679 emails moved to Trash in one go. Gmail empties Trash after 30 days; empty it yourself to free the space sooner.