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Cleaning Out Your Inbox

JeanLouiseFinch — Thu, 06 Jul 2023 16:33:38 GMT

Word of advice....Keep up with it in real time.

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Re: Cleaning Out Your Inbox

Spacrazy — Thu, 06 Jul 2023 17:43:23 GMT

Okay !?!?

Re: Cleaning Out Your Inbox

FranandZoe — Thu, 06 Jul 2023 17:48:54 GMT

Why?

Re: Cleaning Out Your Inbox

Zhills — Thu, 06 Jul 2023 18:17:25 GMT

It's kinda like...if you emptied all your boxes in the Pantry and left the empty boxes on the shelves! Why?

You can make "folders" to keep anything that is important!

Re: Cleaning Out Your Inbox

JeanLouiseFinch — Thu, 06 Jul 2023 18:20:23 GMT

@FranandZoe wrote:
Why?

Because it takes forever when you ignore it and keep putting it off - thus letting the emails build up to several thousand. 🤦‍♀️

Re: Cleaning Out Your Inbox

Desertdi — Thu, 06 Jul 2023 18:14:36 GMT

@Zhills wrote:
It's kinda like...if you emptied all your boxes in the Pantry and left the empty boxes on the shelves! Why?

@Zhills You must have known my late husband... di

Re: Cleaning Out Your Inbox

Zhills — Thu, 06 Jul 2023 18:21:41 GMT

No, but I was a computer programmer in a former life! Got my first desktop in 1984! Still use one everyday!

Re: Cleaning Out Your Inbox

D Kay — Thu, 06 Jul 2023 18:26:14 GMT

On my computer, I can delete all of them at once. Can't you do that?

Re: Cleaning Out Your Inbox

Lucky Charm — Thu, 06 Jul 2023 18:32:07 GMT

@JeanLouiseFinch I have spent all morning (no lie!) deleting old emails.

I keep them in trash for a month or so because I'm afraid of deleting something important totally.

Which I just realized I did yesterday. I quickly went to my phone and logged into my email -- because that lags behind -- but said email was gone.

But in looking for that email, I saw so many that I missed (all junk) trashing.

When I finished, it was almost liked I cleaned a whole room in the house!

Re: Cleaning Out Your Inbox

JeanLouiseFinch — Thu, 06 Jul 2023 18:40:03 GMT

@Lucky Charm wrote:
@JeanLouiseFinch I have spent all morning (no lie!) deleting old emails.

I keep them in trash for a month or so because I'm afraid of deleting something important totally.

Which I just realized I did yesterday. I quickly went to my phone and logged into my email -- because that lags behind -- but said email was gone.

But in looking for that email, I saw so many that I missed (all junk) trashing.

When I finished, it was almost liked I cleaned a whole room in the house!

@Lucky Charm YES! I've been at it for a few DAYS!!! Deleting and unsubscribing.

Re: Cleaning Out Your Inbox

kaydee50 — Thu, 06 Jul 2023 18:45:33 GMT

I don't keep more than 30 emails in my inbox. Don't let the spam folder hold more than a few. The trash has a couple of thousand but they are automatically deleted after 30 days.

Re: Cleaning Out Your Inbox

Sunshine Kate — Thu, 06 Jul 2023 18:54:08 GMT

This must be email cleaning up day. That's what I was doing for awhile, got tired and came here for a break.

I agree, don't let it go. I file some of them, so I don't want to hit delete for all.

I don't remember getting so many emails years ago. It's getting much worse now.

I just don't have time to deal with it. I try to not let it go too long.

Re: Cleaning Out Your Inbox

Etoile308 — Thu, 06 Jul 2023 18:54:20 GMT

Well I don't know the technical terms involved but there is reported to be an environmental reason for clearing emails and how storing them can add to a carbon footprint.

Re: Cleaning Out Your Inbox

Tinkrbl44 — Thu, 06 Jul 2023 19:09:31 GMT

I never get my email inbox whittled down to zero, but rather than waiting and making it a "project" I do this:

Make a point every day to go back in time and delete 10 at a time. I sometimes do that several times, but anyone with a minute to spare can delete 10 old emails in no time at all. The deleting count adds up very quickly

Re: Cleaning Out Your Inbox

LavernLuvsShoes — Thu, 06 Jul 2023 19:15:13 GMT

I guess it's my OCD tendencies, but immediately after I read something in my Inbox, I either respond to it, delete it, or file it in my "Notes" folder for future reference.

Re: Cleaning Out Your Inbox

wilma — Thu, 06 Jul 2023 19:56:43 GMT

@LavernLuvsShoes

Same here.

I keep up with my emails as they come in so I never have many in my main account. I have folders to organize important emails I need to save for awhile.

I have another email address that I used to give out to stores and other "unimportant" places. I got tired of deleting that junk so I've unsubscribed to most of those. I'm also refusing to give out my email now unless it's absolutely necessary.

My sister has several hundred emails on her phone and computer. I know because I've seen both her laptop and iPhone, and I saw the number next to her mail icon. My husband has a couple hundred. I've always liked things neat, organized, and under control, and that includes my email accounts.

Re: Cleaning Out Your Inbox

Zhills — Thu, 06 Jul 2023 19:58:07 GMT

Are we kin?

Re: Cleaning Out Your Inbox

KathyM23 — Thu, 06 Jul 2023 20:41:36 GMT

My inbox is empty. I look at it daily, eiher delete, respond then it moves to my sent folder, or move to a specific folder.

My spam gets deleted every day as does my trash folder.

What I need to clean out is my specific folders such as Sent, Confirmations, Easy Returns, Items to keep, etc. I forget about going through them and cleaning out old no longer necessary items.

I will start doing that some each day. Thanks for the reminder.

Re: Cleaning Out Your Inbox

goldensrbest — Thu, 06 Jul 2023 20:46:11 GMT

I do that regularly.

Re: Cleaning Out Your Inbox

jlkz — Thu, 06 Jul 2023 23:08:25 GMT

@Lucky Charm

When I need to keep the info in an email for a while ( order confirmation, delivery date, etc. ), I simply take a screenshot. I create " albums " so I can direct each appropriately.

This frees up email. When I receive the order, I go back to that album and delete the screenshot.

I always can see which incoming email needs attention.