The process of deleting emails older than 1 year depends on the email service or application you are using. Here are general steps for some common email platforms:
- Gmail:
- In the search bar, type older_than:1y and hit Enter. This will show all emails older than one year.
- If you want to delete all those emails, you can click the checkbox at the top-left to select all emails on the page, then click “Select all conversations that match this search.”
- After selecting the emails, click the “Delete” button to remove them permanently.
- Outlook (Web version):
- Go to the “Search mail” box at the top of the page.
- Type received:<01/01/yyyy (replace yyyy with the appropriate year, e.g., 2022 if you want to delete emails before January 1, 2022) and press Enter.
- This will filter emails older than the specified date.
- Select the emails by clicking the checkbox at the top of the list, then click the “Delete” button to delete them.
- Apple Mail (macOS):
- Go to the Mailbox containing the emails you want to delete.
- Click on the “View” menu and select “Sort by” > “Date Received.”
- Scroll to the emails older than 1 year, select them, and press the “Delete” key to remove them.
- Microsoft Outlook (Desktop version):
- Open your Outlook application.
- In the search bar, type received:<01/01/yyyy (replace yyyy with the appropriate year, e.g., 2022).
- This will filter emails older than the specified date.
- Select the emails, then click the “Delete” button to remove them.
