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#1
Hi,
My inbox has over 500 PM's in it. Way too many. I want to delete all the old ones, but I'm getting nowhere with trying to figure out how to do so. I ticked the little boxes until my eyes were sore, clicked on "delete" on the drop-down menu, and nothing happened. If someone wants to explain to me how to do it, I'd sure be appreciative __________________ |
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#2
No box ticking needed!
The top box controls what folder is displayed. There is an italicized phrase in that top box that says "Empty folder". Hit that. |
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#3
You could also select messages and then pull the drop box and click “delete selected messages”
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Did you press the "Go" button next to the drop down after you selected "Delete"?
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#5
I delete old PMs one at a time. That's why my box is chronically nearly full. I have no plans to change that yet. (or probably ever)
I second Doc John's post. I think unaluna's suggestion might result in ALL the PMs being deleted, not just the older ones, but I could be wrong. I did similar once somewhere else. I lost a whole lot of stuff I had wanted to keep. I would agree with Divine's post - ''delete selected messages'' __________________ |
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#6
Yep, thats what "empty folder" means. i wish gmail would have such a function.
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Thanks, folks. I don't think I noticed a "go" button, but I'll look for it. Wish me luck!
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Yep, it was that little "Go" button that did the job. Except that I was sailing along, deleting away - and did exactly what I meant not to do, which was deleted PM's from this week. *sigh*
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Thanks, willowtigger. All of my PM's are gone (due to my lack of tech skill), but now some new ones are coming.
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