Has your Gmail inbox become cluttered and overrun? Maybe you’re looking for a quick way to mass delete newsletters or emails from a specific domain name. Here’s how to tidy up your Gmail account in record time.

Delete Emails in Gmail Using “Select All”

You can delete everything in your inbox quickly using the “Select All” box at the very top of your inbox when using Gmail on a desktop browser. Click it once, and the first 50 emails (everything on the first page of your inbox) will be selected, with a notice.

If you want to select everything in your inbox, go ahead and click the link next to the notice that reads “Select all <number> conversations in inbox” (where <number> is how many conversations you have in your inbox).

From here, you can use the “Delete” trash can icon to move everything to the Bin, where it will be permanently deleted in 30 days. You can expedite the process by clicking “Empty Bin now” to permanently delete everything in the bin at once.

You can also use the “Archive” button to move selected messages to your archive so that they’re out of your inbox but still accessible should you need them.

Use Search, Labels, and More to Mass Delete

If you’d rather mass delete email based on certain criteria, you can use Gmail’s full suite of search features to perform a query. The easiest way to do this is to use the “Advanced Search” button in the search bar at the top of your inbox.

Use the form that appears to fine-tune your criteria, then hit “Search” to run your query. You’ll see the exact search terms you could have manually typed appear in the search bar, along with a list of results. This is a great way to master Gmail’s powerful search features.

From here it’s a simple case of using the “Select All” button to select everything (remember to click on the “Select all conversations that match this search” button to include all results) and then use the “Delete” or “Archive” button as required. You can do the same with any labels you have created.

How to Delete Archived Emails in Gmail

If you’re in the habit of archiving messages, you can also free up Gmail storage by deleting your archived emails instead of letting them sit there. In fact, there are several reasons you should delete emails instead of archiving them.

To mass delete your archived emails, first retrieve your archived emails by clicking the “All Mail” folder (you might need to reveal it first by clicking the “More” arrow.

In the “All Mail” folder, you’ll see every email your Gmail account contains, including archived emails. Unfortunately, there’s no way to sort out non-archived messages, but the archived emails will not have the “Inbox” label, and when you select it the Archive icon (a box with a downward arrow on it) will be grayed out.

When you find archived emails, check their boxes and hit the “Delete” button (a trash can icon).

Mass-Deleting Emails on the Gmail Mobile App

If you prefer the Gmail mobile apps for Android and iPhone, you should know you can mass delete emails from the inbox view, but you can only remove 50 at a time. To do this, tap on the image that appears to the left of an email’s sender and subject line so that you see a tick appear in its place.

Now at the top of the screen, check the “Select All” box to pick all 50 messages on the first page of your inbox. From here, use the “Delete” button to bin them all. Repeat as necessary, or hop on a desktop browser, log in, and follow the instructions above to get rid of everything at once.

Go One Further and Delete Your Whole Account

Are you done with Gmail? You can choose to delete just Gmail or your entire Google Account. If you limit this to just Gmail you can still use other Google services like YouTube, Maps, and Drive.

Alternatively, delete the whole lot and de-Google your life and pick another free email service to replace it.