How to Delete All Unread Emails in Gmail at Once

Using “Is:unread”

Step – 01

Go to your Gmail Search box and enter “is:unread“

Step – 02

Click on the selection check box.

Step – 03

Click on “Select all conversations that match this search” which appears as a blue link below the toolbar.

This will select all the unread emails, not just the first 50 in the list.

Step – 04

Click on the delete/trash icon and wait for Gmail to delete all unread emails.

Done!

Okay cool, but what if I wanna keep unread emails that are up to 3 months old?

Or from a specific sender only?

It’s pretty simple actually …

How To Delete All Unread Emails In Gmail (With Filters)

Gmail filters work with any search item.

And that includes our case of “is:unread“ search we did a minute ago.

So if you want to filter by sender, for example … you can use the “from“ drop-down. Like this 👇

And if you want to filter by date, click on the “Any Time” drop-down.

You have options to filter unread emails older than a week, a month … what have you.

You can even do a custom date range.

Sweet! 🙏

Also, you have more filters like:

• Has Attachment.
• To. (Filter by the person YOU SENT TO)
• Exclude Social.
• Exclude Promotions.

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1. Search for “is:unread”
2. Filter the emails to your liking
3. Select all matching conversations
4. Delete away!