How to Auto-Delete Emails in Gmail to Keep Your Inbox Clean

Don’t Let Unwanted Emails Ruin Your Inbox

When Gmail launched in 2004, the gmail service offered one gigabyte of storage space for không lấy phí. Today, Gmail users get vĩ đại enjoy 15 GB of không lấy phí storage, but that’s still not enough for some. Why? Because spam messages tài khoản for around 45 percent of all gmail traffic.

Indeed, it doesn’t take much time for spam messages vĩ đại accumulate and eat up gigabytes of valuable storage space, leaving little room for messages that are actually important. Sure, you could purchase additional storage space from Google and Điện thoại tư vấn it a day, but that would be akin vĩ đại throwing in the towel and letting spammers win.

Instead, you should learn how vĩ đại automate gmail management using the solutions described in this article ví that you can enjoy a clean, organized inbox without wasting hours of your precious time.

How vĩ đại Auto-Delete Emails in Gmail

To phối up Gmail for automatically deleting emails, you can create an inbox filter. Filters are basically Gmail rules where you phối up a condition and then choose a subsequent action vĩ đại take on emails matching your condition.

When you create a filter in Gmail vĩ đại automatically delete emails, you can choose from the following conditions:

You may notice that unlike searching for emails in Gmail, the criteria available for filters lacks the Date within option. Fortunately, there is a workaround vĩ đại filter and delete emails based on date, which we’ll show you below.

Let’s look at how vĩ đại automatically delete old emails in Gmail as well as those with certain keywords.

Auto-Delete Old Emails in Gmail

Ridding your Gmail inbox of older messages that you no longer need is a perfect way vĩ đại clean up your mailbox. If you’ve been using Gmail for many years, you can easily have emails that are close vĩ đại 10 years old and no longer serve a purpose.

To create a filter vĩ đại auto-delete Gmail after time, follow these steps:

1. Visit Gmail on the trang web and sign in.
2. Select the Settings icon (gear) on the top right and choose See all settings in the sidebar.



3. Go vĩ đại the Filters and Blocked Addresses tab.
4. Scroll vĩ đại the bottom and pick Create a new filter.



5. Use the Has the words field in the pop-up window vĩ đại enter the timeframe. As examples, you can enter “older_than:1y” for messages older phàn nàn a year or “older_than:6m” for those older phàn nàn six months.
6. Select Create filter.
7. Check the box for Delete it.
8. Select Create filter vĩ đại apply and lập cập the filter.

From now on, Gmail will delete emails older phàn nàn the timeframe you selected.

💡 Note: Although you can use Gmail’s Search feature vĩ đại include the Date within option and create a filter, you cannot bởi this for dates that are only before a certain date or timeframe. Additionally, you must include another condition vĩ đại phối up a filter from the Search tool.

Auto-Delete Emails With Keywords in Gmail

You may have other types of emails in Gmail that are consuming space that you’d lượt thích vĩ đại automatically delete. These could be promotional emails lượt thích limited-time đơn hàng from shopping sites or post notifications from social truyền thông media networks.

You might not want vĩ đại completely unsubscribe from messages from these senders, but instead, delete certain emails you receive from them.

To phối up auto-delete in Gmail based on keywords, follow these steps:

1. Follow Steps 1 through 4 above vĩ đại open the Settings and choose Create a new filter.
2. Use the available fields vĩ đại enter the criteria. Here are a couple of examples:
   • To delete emails from any sender with “limited-time” in the gmail body toàn thân, you’d use just Has the words: Limited-Time.
   • To delete emails from Twitter with “tweeted” in the subject, you’d use both of the fields From: Twitter and Subject: Tweeted.

1. Select Create filter.
2. Check the box for Delete it.
3. Optionally kiểm tra the box for Also apply filter vĩ đại matching messages vĩ đại delete existing messages in your inbox that match the criteria. If you prefer vĩ đại start the filter moving forward and not delete existing matching messages, leave the box empty.
4. Select Create filter vĩ đại apply and lập cập the filter.

Moving forward, Gmail will delete emails you receive that match your conditions.

If you want vĩ đại edit or delete a Gmail filter, return vĩ đại See all settings >Filters and Blocked Addresses. Note that you cannot turn off a filter temporarily. To pause a filter, you must delete it and then follow the above steps vĩ đại phối it up again when you’re ready.

Auto-Delete Emails in the Gmail Mobile App

Are you an on-the-go Gmail user? Unfortunately, you cannot currently create filters in the Gmail mobile app.

As an alternative, you can use the Clean Thư điện tử tiện ích for Gmail on your mobile device. This allows you vĩ đại phối up Auto Clean rules for Gmail lượt thích those above, and more, which we’ll describe below.

How vĩ đại Auto-Delete Emails in Gmail Using Clean Email

To automatically delete emails in Gmail using Clean Thư điện tử, you can create a rule with the Auto Clean feature. This works just lượt thích the Gmail auto-delete using filters where you phối up the condition and an action vĩ đại take on matching messages.

When you create an Auto Clean rule in Clean Thư điện tử vĩ đại automatically delete emails, you can choose from the following conditions:

Not only does Clean Thư điện tử offer many conditions for creating your rule, or “filter,” but gives you a friendly interface and the flexibility vĩ đại fine-tune your rule.

Let’s walk through how vĩ đại automatically delete emails in Gmail using Clean Thư điện tử, both on the trang web and your mobile device.

Auto-Delete Emails in Clean Email

If you want vĩ đại automatically clean Gmail from old messages, emails with certain words, those that are large in size, or another condition, you can phối this up easily.

1. Open Clean Thư điện tử and choose Auto Clean on the left.
2. Select either Create Rule or the plus sign on the right.



3. Give your rule and name and then pick the conditions. You’ll notice a few quick options vĩ đại pick from including:
   • Old Mail lets you select a timeframe from one day up vĩ đại 10 years.
   • Large Mail lets you pick messages from 1 KB vĩ đại 500 MB in size.

1. In the Any sender or recipients drop-down field, choose a criteria vĩ đại filter your sender, e.g., the Sender Domain option. Start typing the tên miền name and click it from the tìm kiếm results below.



2. In the Apply Action drop-down box, choose Delete vĩ đại permanently remove the messages. Note that you can choose Trash instead which allows you vĩ đại recover an gmail later if you lượt thích.
3. Optionally, turn on the toggles for including the rule in Action History and applying it vĩ đại existing messages.
4. Click Create Rule vĩ đại save and apply your rule.

You can see all the rules you create in the Auto Clean section of Clean Thư điện tử. You can also return vĩ đại this area vĩ đại pause a rule. Yes, unlike Gmail, Clean Thư điện tử lets you temporarily stop a rule without deleting it which is a handy feature.

Auto-Delete Emails in the Clean Thư điện tử Mobile App

Because Gmail doesn’t offer filters setup in the mobile tiện ích, you can use Clean Email’s Auto Clean feature vĩ đại bởi this on your Android device or iPhone.

1. Open the Clean Thư điện tử tiện ích and select Auto Clean from the thực đơn.
2. Tap either Create Rule or the plus sign on the right.
3. Give your rule and name and then pick the conditions. You have the same criteria phối as on the trang web.



4. In the Apply Action drop-down box, choose Delete or Trash per your preference.
5. Optionally, turn on the additional toggles and tap Create Rule.

You can see your rules in the Auto Clean section of the mobile tiện ích, just lượt thích on the trang web. Plus, your rules sync across your devices, allowing you vĩ đại pause and edit your rules at your desk or from your couch.

Keep Your Inbox Clutter-Free With Clean Email

Along with the Auto Clean feature for deleting Gmail messages in bulk, Clean Thư điện tử gives you an advanced phối of features for doing more vĩ đại automate gmail tasks and keep your inbox neat and tidy.

Unsubscriber: To avoid the need vĩ đại delete emails you no longer need such as promotional messages; an alternative is vĩ đại unsubscribe from them. While Gmail gives you an Unsubscribe button vĩ đại remove yourself from mailing lists, Clean Emails lets you unsubscribe from multiple emails at once and resubscribe later if you change your mind.

Cleaning Suggestions: If you struggle vĩ đại find the best ways vĩ đại clean up your mailbox, the Cleaning Suggestions offered by Clean Thư điện tử may be just what you need. You’ll see recommendations for messages you can mark as spam, archive, or move vĩ đại the trash. Not only that, but you can use the suggestions vĩ đại act on groups of emails at one time.

Screener: Ever wonder how your gmail address got on a sender’s mailing list in the first place? With Clean Email’s Screener, you can view messages from new senders all in one spot. Then, either allow the gmail or unsubscribe immediately.

All Clean Thư điện tử features are available both on the trang web and in the mobile tiện ích. So, no matter where you choose vĩ đại manage your messages, you can enjoy simple, safe, and secure inbox management with Clean Thư điện tử.

Wrap-Up

Now that you know how vĩ đại auto-delete old emails in Gmail or those based on keywords, you can save a ton of time. Because Clean Thư điện tử offers this same automation with even more flexibility, you can not only get rid of unwanted messages in a snap but bởi it on both your máy vi tính and mobile phone.

Ready vĩ đại step it up a notch? Look at our guides for how vĩ đại automatically move emails vĩ đại a thư mục and how vĩ đại auto-delete spam in Gmail.

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