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Mass delete of emails

Sunni14

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IS there a way to empty the inbox. After resetting my iPad I have 500 emails in my inbox.

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There's an easy way to remove them all at once. In the inbox, tap "Edit":


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Select one message (1) and then tap "Move"(2):


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Hold "Move" and deselect the email. Release "Move", and this will appear:


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With 500 emails, it might need a little bit of time until it completes.

Choose the folder where you want to move the emails.
Hope that helps.
 
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There's an easy way to remove them all at once. In the inbox, tap "Edit": <img src="http://www.ipadforums.net/attachment.php?attachmentid=54788"/> Select one message (1) and then tap "Move"(2): <img src="http://www.ipadforums.net/attachment.php?attachmentid=54789"/> Hold "Move" and deselect the email. Release "Move", and this will appear: <img src="http://www.ipadforums.net/attachment.php?attachmentid=54790"/> With 500 emails, it might need a little bit of time until it completes. Choose the folder where you want to move the emails. Hope that helps.

Thank you very much!!

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Yes J, you " Brainiac " - if you write an email, you are half way through and it disappears, my friend told me there was a way to get it back! You know anything about that? Kind of the opposite of delete and more like an up delete? :) ;)


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Yes J, you " Brainiac " - if you write an email, you are half way through and it disappears, my friend told me there was a way to get it back! You know anything about that? Kind of the opposite of delete and more like an up delete? :) ;) Peace begins with a smile. :) M Teresa
Maybe it's in Drafts then. I don't know of another possibility to find it.
 

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I'm sorry JA. I intruded on the wrong post. I thought you were talking about getting them back once they disappear! Please accept my apology! :(


Peace begins with a smile. :)
M Teresa
 

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This doesn't work with the new mail 7.1. Anyone know how to do this with the latest Mail? I don't use mail, I use Boxer since I have multiple email accounts, but Mail is taking up a lot of memory.
 

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When I tap move, the list of mail boxes appears, and the move button disappears so I can't hold it.
 

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Maybe this is more precise:


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In the Inbox, tap "Edit"


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When you lift your finger, the "Move" button will disappear. See my last screenshot.
Hope that helps.
 
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Ugh! Tried this. It only works for the ones I manually select. I must be doing something wrong.
 

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Select only one email - the first one. Then tap Move and hold it. Deselect the email you selected before, and lift your finger from Move.
 

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