How to Delete Emails Older Than A Specific Date in Gmail
Alayna Quiles
7 steps
35 seconds
Gmail
1
Navigate to [https://gmail.com](https://mail.google.com/mail/u/2/#inbox) to log into your Google Workspace account. Use your workspace email and the same password you typically use.
2
Click the "Search in mail" field.
3
Type "before: year/month/day" (example: 2020/12/01 will find any emails older than December 1st of 2020). Hit enter on your keyboard to run the search.
4
Click here to select all emails on the first results page.
5
Click "Select all conversations that match this search" to select all emails on every page of the results at once.
6
Click here to initiate deletion - this will not immediately delete the emails.
7
Click "OK" to confirm deletion. This will send all selected emails to the Trash folder. The trash folder will either automatically delete after 30 days, or you will need to clear the trash folder using our 'Clearing Trash in Google Workspace' guide.
How to Delete Emails Older Than A Specific Date in Gmail
Alayna Quiles
7 steps
35 seconds
Gmail
1
Navigate to [https://gmail.com](https://mail.google.com/mail/u/2/#inbox) to log into your Google Workspace account. Use your workspace email and the same password you typically use.
2
Click the "Search in mail" field.
3
Type "before: year/month/day" (example: 2020/12/01 will find any emails older than December 1st of 2020). Hit enter on your keyboard to run the search.
4
Click here to select all emails on the first results page.
5
Click "Select all conversations that match this search" to select all emails on every page of the results at once.
6
Click here to initiate deletion - this will not immediately delete the emails.
7
Click "OK" to confirm deletion. This will send all selected emails to the Trash folder. The trash folder will either automatically delete after 30 days, or you will need to clear the trash folder using our 'Clearing Trash in Google Workspace' guide.
