How to Auto-Delete Emails in Gmail

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Method 1: Using Filters

Gmail offers filters to manage incoming emails automatically. Using filters, you can create a bunch of rules for email organization. Here, we will create a filter to auto-delete emails from Gmail. Follow the steps below.

Step 1:OpenGmailandlog inusing your Google account credentials.

Step 2:ClickSettingsat the top right >See all settings.

Step 3:From the Gmail Settings screen, go to theFilters and Blocked Addressestab.

Step 4:Here, you will see the list of filters you created. Scroll to the bottom and selectCreate a new filter.

Step 5:Enter theemail addressyou want to auto-delete going forward in theFromsection, ignore the other options, and selectCreate filterat the bottom.

Step 6:You can select many options from the following menu. Since we are talking about the auto-delete function, selectDelete it.

Step 7:ClickCreate filterat the bottom.

You can create as many filters as you like. Gmail will automatically delete those incoming emails from the added email addresses.

Gmail also allows you to create a filter from the email details menu. Open anyemailyou want to auto-delete > click thethree-dot menu> selectFilter messages like this. The filter menu will open, and you can create a filter for the email address.

Method 2: Use Gmail Add-Ons

If you must set up a filter in Gmail that will auto-delete all old newsletters and promotional emails from your mailbox. Or a separate filter that will apply a different label to emails after a specific number of days andmark them as read; you may use the Email Studio add-on.

Email Studio is a Gmail add-on that keeps your inbox clean and clutter-free with the auto-purge function. Follow the steps below to set up the service from scratch.

Step 1:Visit theEmail Studio add-on pageand clickInstall.

Step 2:Once installed, open Gmail. The add-on will be right beside the Gmail home screen.

Step 3:ClickEmail Studio>Email Clean Up.

Step 4:Email Studio will request several permissions to function correctly with your Gmail Inbox.Allowthem; the add-on will open a separate window to create filters.

Step 5:Email Studio offers several options. Here, we will discuss the Email Clean-up function. Click onClean Upat the top >New Rule.

Step 6:The Interface is similar to Gmail Filters, but the functions are more advanced. Fill out the options as you please and clickSave.

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Last updated on 29 August, 2024

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