Objective
Following these steps will create a rule in your Spartan Mail account you can use to mass delete all emails from before a specific date.
Sometimes it may be useful to delete older emails that you no longer need in order to clean up your mailbox. If you have a large amount of older email you can perform this function using inbox rules.
Environment
Spartan Mail (spartanmail.msu.edu)
Before You Begin
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Steps
- Log in to spartanmail.msu.edu using your MSU email address and password
- Select the gear icon in the top right corner of the window
- Select View all Outlook settings
- Select Mail
- Select Rules
- Select + Add new rule
- In the first field, enter a name for your rule
- Select the dropdown under Add a condition and choose Before, under Received
- Enter the date where all emails from before that will be deleted
- Select the dropdown under Add an action and choose Delete, under Organize
By default, the rule created by this process will delete ALL emails before the date you specify, regardless of importance, attachments, etc. You have the option to add exceptions or other conditions to the rule to customize what is deleted and what is kept.
- OPTIONAL - if you want the rule to run immediately, check Run rule now
- Select Save
- You're done! You can now run the rule at any time by selecting the run icon next to the rule you created.
Additional Info
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