It's very easy to delete multiple or all emails in Outlook , both from the mobile app and on desktop. In this way we can get rid of those old emails that are no longer useful to give priority to the newest ones..
Remember that, if it is about organization and we do not want to delete some messages, it is also possible to move the emails to a different folder. In this way, we do not need to have to eliminate them.
Likewise, before starting to delete all the emails, we recommend downloading the conversations from Outlook to have a backup copy of the messages. It would not be at all strange that, among so many deleted messages, we end up deleting something that is really important..
Delete multiple Outlook emails from the web
The first thing we will have to do is log in to the Outlook web . Once we do that, we will go to the left sidebar and choose the folder in which we want to delete the emails.
In order to delete all the emails in the folder, we will first have to select them all, we can press Ctrl + A on Windows or Command + A on Mac. After this, at the top of the email list, we will have to click on “ Empty (folder name)”..
If we want to delete the emails consecutively, next to the first email we want to delete, we will click the sender icon. We'll hold down the Shift key on the keyboard and search for the latest email in consecutive order and then click the sender icon next to it. Once we have everything selected, at the top of the page we can see that an option appears that says “Delete”.
If we want to delete several emails, but they are not found consecutively. Simply, we keep the Ctrl key pressed in Windows or Command in Mac and we will have to select the ones that we will eliminate. Once we choose all of them, we release the Ctrl or Command key and click on "Delete" at the top.
All deleted emails are saved in the “Deleted Items” folder temporarily. We can delete everything immediately by opening it and choosing the "Empty folder" option.
Delete all Outlook emails from mobile devices
The first thing we will do is open the Outlook application on our mobile device. Then we will have to select the folder from which we want to delete the emails. When we see the emails, we will have to press and hold on the first one that we want to delete, then we will simply press the others that we want to delete.
Once we have all the emails selected. We can see that an icon in the form of a recycle bin appears at the top, clicking on this icon will delete all selected emails.
These emails are moved to the "Deleted" folder. They can all be deleted immediately by going into the folder and choosing the trash can icon.