几乎每个互联网用户都曾在某个时候创建了一个Gmail帐户。许多人(Many)还使用Gmail作为他们的主要电子邮件提供商。如果您拥有Gmail帐户多年，您可能会收到很多您永远不会阅读的旧电子邮件。
您可以从 Gmail 收件箱中删除所有电子邮件(delete all emails from your Gmail inbox)，但其中也可能有一些重要的电子邮件。如果您想在不丢失重要邮件的情况下删除电子邮件，可以使用Gmail过滤器。
您可以通过在搜索栏中输入过滤查询来过滤您的电子邮件。您甚至可以执行高级搜索或创建自己的过滤器。让我们看看如何。
如何在特定日期之前(Date)删除旧电子邮件(Delete Old Emails)
如果您想删除特定日期之前的所有旧电子邮件，您可以在Gmail中使用“before”或“older_than”参数。
两个过滤器都做类似的工作，但“之前”参数更具体，因为它允许您将电子邮件发送到您在特定日期之前收到的垃圾文件夹。为此，您可以使用以下格式：
before: YYYY/MM/DD
假设(Say)您要删除2021 年12 月 25(December 25)日之前收到的所有电子邮件。您需要运行以下搜索查询：
before:2021/12/25
或者，您可以使用“older_than”参数。再次(Again)，假设您想在2021 年12 月 26 日(December 26)删除2021 年12月 25(December 25)日之前收到的所有电子邮件。您可以使用以下搜索查询：
早于：1d(older_than: 1d)
您可以使用d表示天数，使用y表示数年。但是，您不能在此处使用十进制值并搜索 1.5 年。您需要输入 182 天。
请注意，“before”和“older_than”参数的结果可能不同。“before”参数也会拉取已发送的电子邮件。但是，“older_than”参数只扫描收到的电子邮件。
一旦您使用了这些搜索查询中的任何一个，您就会看到在指定日期之前收到的所有电子邮件。
要删除它们，请选择左上角复选框旁边的箭头。从下拉菜单中，选择全部(All )选项。您还会在顶部看到一条通知，显示选择与此搜索匹配的所有对话(Select all conversations that match this search at the top)。选择它，然后从顶部选择垃圾桶图标，将电子邮件移动到您的数字垃圾桶。
您还可以使用相同的搜索条件在适用于Android(Android)和Apple移动设备的Gmail应用程序上搜索电子邮件。当您使用Android或 iPhone 时，唯一的区别是您需要单独选择电子邮件，因为没有一键选择所有邮件的选项。
如何删除(Delete Old Emails)带有标签的旧电子邮件(Labels)
标签是为Gmail用户组织电子邮件的完美工具。(organize emails)大多数人会收到一大堆他们从未打开过的电子邮件。与其浏览垃圾邮件，不如创建标签(create labels)以使重要的电子邮件进入该特定标签。这样，您可以批量删除所有不相关的未读电子邮件。
虽然您可以一次删除标签中的所有电子邮件，但您可能不想删除重要标签中的所有电子邮件。因此，您仍然需要使用搜索参数来删除重要标签中特定日期之前的电子邮件。
假设(Say)您要删除名为“客户电子邮件”标签中超过 6 个月的电子邮件。这是您可以使用的参数：
旧于：182d 标签：客户电子邮件(older_than:182d label:client-emails)
默认情况下， Gmail(Gmail)还会创建一些标签。例如，它将电子邮件分组为Social、Updates、Promotions等类别。您可以替换搜索参数中的标签名称以从这些类别中删除旧电子邮件。
接下来，选择所有电子邮件，方法是选择右上角空复选框旁边的箭头，然后选择All。您还会在顶部看到一条通知，显示选择与此搜索匹配的所有对话(Select all conversations that match this search at the top)。选择它，然后按删除按钮删除所有电子邮件。
如何创建新过滤器(New Filter)以删除旧电子邮件(Delete Old Emails)
尽管Gmail会自动创建促销等标签来过滤促销电子邮件和其他垃圾邮件，但您可能仍需要创建过滤器来删除特定电子邮件。
例如，假设您为一个研究项目订阅了几份时事通讯。您现在转到另一个项目，在一年前项目结束时取消订阅新闻通讯，现在想要清理旧消息。
您可以通过创建一个过滤器来过滤一年前收到的电子邮件并在其中包含单词时事通讯来做到这一点。
- 选择搜索栏右上角的三行图标以创建过滤器。
- 您将看到用于过滤电子邮件的选项列表。此步骤需要一些逻辑，具体取决于您要完成的工作。在我们使用的示例中，搜索所有带有“newsletter”一词的电子邮件可能会奏效。
但是，您还希望过滤日期，以便搜索查询返回一年前或更晚收到的电子邮件。不幸的是，没有选项可以创建一个过滤器来为您提供一年前或之前收到的所有电子邮件。您唯一的选择是通过在“日期(Date)范围”和“日期(Date)”字段中插入值来选择时间范围。
好消息是，有一个解决方法。您可以在“有单词”中使用参数“之前”，如下所示：
如您所见，您可以通过包括发件人、主题行和电子邮件日期来过滤很多内容。插入值后，如果您想稍后使用它，请选择搜索(Search)按钮或创建过滤器。(Create filter)
- 获得搜索结果后，选择左上角复选框旁边的小箭头，然后选择All。但是，请务必检查没有重要的电子邮件滑入搜索结果。然后，按删除(Delete)按钮，您就完成了。
最后一步：清空垃圾箱
即使您删除了旧电子邮件，它们也会留在您的垃圾箱中，占用空间。您可以在Google Drive(Google Drive)上获得 15GB 的免费存储空间，如果您使用Google Photos，这可能会占用大量空间。
一封电子邮件不会占用太多空间。但是，附件占用更多空间。当您的Gmail中有数千个附件时，它们可能会占用您相当大的存储空间。
好消息是：Gmail会在 30 天后自动删除垃圾箱中的所有内容。但是，如果您需要紧急释放空间，请转到垃圾箱(Trash)并选择顶部的立即清空垃圾箱(Empty Trash now)选项以永久 删除垃圾箱中的所有电子邮件。(Trash)
这就是您清理Gmail(Gmail)帐户中的旧电子邮件所需要做的一切。如果您想知道如果收件箱中的所有(all)电子邮件都很重要该怎么办，您可以创建一个新的备用Gmail帐户并将电子邮件转移(transfer emails)到该帐户以释放存储空间。
How to Delete Only Old Emails in Gmail
Almost every internet user has, at some pоint, created a Gmail account. Many alsо use Gmail as their primary emaіl providеr. If you’ve had your Gmail account for several years, you probably have a lot of old emails that you’ll never read.
You can delete all emails from your Gmail inbox, but you may have some important emails in there too. If you want to delete emails without losing the important ones, you can use Gmail filters.
You can filter your emails by entering filter queries in the search bar. You can even perform advanced searches or create filters of your own. Let’s look at how.
How to Delete Old Emails Before a Specific Date
If you want to delete all old emails before a specific date, you can use the “before” or “older_than” parameters in your Gmail.
Both filters do a similar job, but the “before” parameter is more specific in that it lets you send emails to the trash folder that you received before a specific date. To do this, you can use the following format:
before: YYYY/MM/DD
Say you want to delete all emails received before December 25, 2021. You’ll need to run the following search query:
before:2021/12/25
Alternatively, you can use the “older_than” parameter. Again, say you want to delete all emails received before December 25, 2021 on December 26, 2021. You can use the following search query:
older_than: 1d
You can use d for days and y for years. However, you can’t use decimal values here and search for 1.5 years. You’ll instead need to enter 182 days.
Note that the results for the “before” and “older_than” parameters may be different. The “before” parameter also pulls sent emails as well. However, the “older_than” parameter scans only received emails.
Once you’ve used either of those search queries, you’ll see all emails received before the specified date.
To delete them, select the arrow beside the checkbox at the top-left. From the drop-down menu, select the All option. You’ll also see a notification that reads Select all conversations that match this search at the top. Select it, and then select the trash icon from the top to move emails to your digital trash can.
You can also use the same search criteria to search for emails on the Gmail app for Android and Apple mobile devices. When you’re using an Android or iPhone, the only difference is that you’ll need to select emails individually because there’s no option to select all messages with one tap.
How to Delete Old Emails With Labels
Labels are the perfect tool to organize emails for Gmail users. Most people receive a truckload of emails that they never open. Instead of skimming through junk, it’s helpful to create labels so that important emails land into that specific label. This way, you can bulk delete all irrelevant unread emails.
While you can delete all emails in a label at once, you may not want to delete all of the emails in your important labels. So you’ll still need to use a search parameter to delete emails older than a specific date in your important labels.
Say you want to delete emails older than six months in a label called “client emails.” Here’s the parameter you can use:
older_than:182d label:client-emails
Gmail also creates a few labels by default. For instance, it groups emails into categories like Social, Updates, Promotions, etc. You can replace the label name in the search parameter to delete old emails from these categories.
Next, select all emails by selecting the arrows beside the empty checkbox at the top right and then selecting All. You’ll also see a notification that reads Select all conversations that match this search at the top. Select it, and then press the delete button to trash all emails.
How To Create a New Filter To Delete Old Emails
While Gmail automatically creates labels like Promotions to filter out promotional emails and other spam emails, you may still need to create a filter to delete specific emails.
For instance, say you had subscribed to several newsletters for a research project. You’ve now moved on to another project, unsubscribed to the newsletters back a year ago when the project ended, and now want to clean up the old messages.
You can do this by creating a filter that filters emails received one year ago and having the word newsletter in them.
- Select the icon with the three lines at the right corner of the search bar to create your filter.
- You’ll see a list of options to filter your emails. This step requires some logic, depending on what you’re trying to accomplish. In the example we’ve used, searching for all emails with the word “newsletter” might do the trick.
However, you also want to filter for the date such that the search query returns emails received one year ago or later. Unfortunately, there’s no option to create a filter that will give you all emails received one year ago or before. The only option you have is to select a time frame by inserting values in the Date within and the Date fields.
The good thing is, there’s a workaround. You can use the parameter “before” in the “Has the words,” like so:
As you can see, there are plenty of things you can filter by including the sender, subject line, and the date of the email. Once you’ve inserted the values, select the Search button or Create filter if you want to use it later as well.
- Once you have the search results, select the small arrow beside the checkbox at the top-left and select All. However, be sure to check that no important emails have slid into the search results. Then, press the Delete button, and you’re done.
Final Touch: Emptying the Trash
Even after you’ve deleted old emails, they’ll sit in your trash, taking up space. You get 15GB of free storage space on Google Drive, and if you use Google Photos, that’s what will likely take up a large chunk of that space.
A single email doesn’t take up much space. However, attachments take up more space. And when you have thousands of attachments in your Gmail, they can take up a sizable portion of your storage space.
Here’s the good news: Gmail automatically deletes everything in the trash after 30 days. However, if you need to free up space urgently, go to Trash and select the Empty Trash now option at the top to delete all emails in the Trash permanently.
That’s all you need to do to clean up old emails from your Gmail account. If you’re wondering what to do if all emails in your inbox are important, you can create a new spare Gmail account and transfer emails to that account to free up storage space.
