How to Find Old Emails in Google Inbox

Step-by-Step Guide

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   Step 1: Search for messages.

   Tap the Search button in the upper-right corner of the screen, or click the search bar if you are using Chrome.
   
   You can search for messages based on a variety of different criteria.
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   Step 2: Search by the sender's email address.

   Enter an email address to find all of the messages you have received from that address.
   
   You can enter a partial email address if you can't remember the whole thing. , Enter a name to find messages that you have received from a specific person. , Type keywords to search through subject lines and message bodies to find matching messages. , You can use operators such as older_than and newer_than.
   
   You can search by days, months, and years.
   
   For example older_than:6m will search for emails that are over six months old. newer_than:3d will show all of the messages you have received in the last three days. , You can use the larger and smaller operators to search for messages above or below a certain size.
   
   For example, larger:2m will look for messages that are larger than 2 megabytes in size. , Use multiple search operators to narrow down your results.
   
   You can combine an email address search with a date modifier, or a keyword search with a person's name.
   
   You can use the OR operator to search for two (or more) different search terms at once.
   
   You can use the
   - operator to exclude terms from your search results.
   
   For example, searching for date
   -movie will search for anything that matches "date" but doesn't contain the word "movie".
   
   You can use " " to search for exact phrases.
   
   You can use + to search for exact terms.
   
   For example, +movie will return anything matching "movie"
   
   but not "movies".
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   Step 3: Search by the sender's name.

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   Step 4: Search by the message's subject and content.

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   Step 5: Search by date.

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   Step 6: Search by the size of the message.

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   Step 7: Mix and match search modifiers.

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