How to Delete All Messages in Yahoo Mail
Access your Yahoo Mail account., Select a folder., Tick on the checkbox on the header toolbar to select all emails., Delete the messages., Empty the Trash folder.
Step-by-Step Guide
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Step 1: Access your Yahoo Mail account.
Using any web browser, the website for Yahoo Mail.
Once there, enter your Yahoo ID, or username, and password in the fields provided then click the “Sign In” button. -
Step 2: Select a folder.
The left panel will list the folders, both default and ones that you created,, that contain your mail.
Click on the folder where the messages you want to delete are in.
All the emails under the selected folder will be displayed on the right panel. , All the emails will be highlighted and ticked. , Click the trash bin icon on the header toolbar to delete the selected emails.
The emails will be immediately removed from the folder and transferred temporarily to the Trash folder. , Hover over the Trash folder from the list of folders on the left panel.
A trash bin icon will appear beside it.
Click on this.
Click on the “OK” button on the confirmation box that appears.
All the emails inside the Trash folder will be permanently deleted and can no longer be recovered. -
Step 3: Tick on the checkbox on the header toolbar to select all emails.
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Step 4: Delete the messages.
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Step 5: Empty the Trash folder.
Detailed Guide
Using any web browser, the website for Yahoo Mail.
Once there, enter your Yahoo ID, or username, and password in the fields provided then click the “Sign In” button.
The left panel will list the folders, both default and ones that you created,, that contain your mail.
Click on the folder where the messages you want to delete are in.
All the emails under the selected folder will be displayed on the right panel. , All the emails will be highlighted and ticked. , Click the trash bin icon on the header toolbar to delete the selected emails.
The emails will be immediately removed from the folder and transferred temporarily to the Trash folder. , Hover over the Trash folder from the list of folders on the left panel.
A trash bin icon will appear beside it.
Click on this.
Click on the “OK” button on the confirmation box that appears.
All the emails inside the Trash folder will be permanently deleted and can no longer be recovered.
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