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Step 1: Delete a Single Email
Open Gmail, go to your Inbox, and select the email you want to delete.
How to delete emails in Gmail
Learn how to delete one or multiple emails in Gmail by selecting the email(s) and clicking the Delete icon.
Operations
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Select the Email
Find the email you want to delete and click the checkbox next to it, or open the email.
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Click Delete
Click the Delete (🗑️) icon at the top. The email will be moved to Trash.
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Step 2: Delete Multiple Emails
Open Gmail and select the checkboxes next to all the emails you want to delete.
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Click Delete
Click the Delete (🗑️) icon at the top to move all selected emails to Trash.
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Click the More option
Click the "More" button in the left sidebar to expand the list of labels.
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Click the Trash folder
Click the "Trash" option in the left sidebar to view your deleted emails.
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Empty Trash
To permanently remove the deleted emails, open Trash and click Empty Trash now.
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Click the OK button
Click the OK button in the confirmation dialog to proceed with deleting the messages.
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