Deleting large amounts of email at once

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Deleting large amounts of email at once

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In organising my email, I find that I have large amounts of email going back several years that I no longer want or need - is there a tool or app that can scan the inbox and other folders for a list of unwanted emails and can delete them in one click, perhaps with checkboxes to ensure that I don’t accidentally delete wanted emails

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Hello Dublin-Manchester,

I'm Shalom and I'd happily help you with your question. In this forum, we are Microsoft consumers just like yourself.

In Microsoft Outlook, you can indeed delete large amounts of emails at once with ease. Here's a step-by-step guide on how to do this:

Using Clean Up Folder

Open Outlook: Launch Microsoft Outlook and log in to your email account if you're not already logged in.
Go to the Folder: Navigate to the folder you want to clean up.
Select the Folder: Right-click on the folder you want to clean up.
Choose "Clean Up Folder": From the context menu, select "Clean Up Folder." This will help you identify and delete redundant or duplicate emails within the folder.
Review and Confirm: Outlook will show you a dialog box summarizing the number of items it can clean up. Review this information, and if it looks correct, click "Clean Up Folder" to delete unnecessary emails.

Double-check your selections to ensure you don't accidentally delete emails you want to keep. Deleted emails are usually moved to the "Deleted Items" folder, so you can recover them from there if needed before they are permanently deleted.

Best Regards, Shalom

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