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Old January 4th 07, 04:11 AM posted to microsoft.public.outlook
egb88
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Default How can I delete entire inbox?

Hi,
Is there a way to empty and/or delete the total inbox folder? The
account has so much spam and don't want to delete 1000 spam messages
one by one.
Thanks for any help!

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Old January 4th 07, 04:24 AM posted to microsoft.public.outlook
Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]
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Default How can I delete entire inbox?

Select first email, hold down shift, use down arrow to select all messages, presss delete.

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Post all replies to the group to keep the discussion intact. All
unsolicited mail sent to my personal account will be deleted without
reading.

After furious head scratching, egb88 asked:

| Hi,
| Is there a way to empty and/or delete the total inbox folder? The
| account has so much spam and don't want to delete 1000 spam messages
| one by one.
| Thanks for any help!
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Old January 4th 07, 04:45 AM posted to microsoft.public.outlook
Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]
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Default How can I delete entire inbox?

Or Edit | Select All, then Delete.

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"Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]" wrote in message ...
Select first email, hold down shift, use down arrow to select all messages, presss delete.

--
Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]

Post all replies to the group to keep the discussion intact. All
unsolicited mail sent to my personal account will be deleted without
reading.

After furious head scratching, egb88 asked:

| Hi,
| Is there a way to empty and/or delete the total inbox folder? The
| account has so much spam and don't want to delete 1000 spam messages
| one by one.
| Thanks for any help!
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Old January 4th 07, 05:32 AM posted to microsoft.public.outlook
Lawrence E. Oliver
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Default How can I delete entire inbox?

Or -

select one email
hit Ctl-A
hit Delete
hit Y

Larry

"Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]" wrote in message
...
Or Edit | Select All, then Delete.

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Sue Mosher, Outlook MVP
Author of Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003
http://www.turtleflock.com/olconfig/index.htm
and Microsoft Outlook Programming - Jumpstart for
Administrators, Power Users, and Developers
http://www.outlookcode.com/jumpstart.aspx

"Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]"
wrote in message
...
Select first email, hold down shift, use down arrow to select all messages,
presss delete.

--
Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]

Post all replies to the group to keep the discussion intact. All
unsolicited mail sent to my personal account will be deleted without
reading.

After furious head scratching, egb88 asked:

| Hi,
| Is there a way to empty and/or delete the total inbox folder? The
| account has so much spam and don't want to delete 1000 spam messages
| one by one.
| Thanks for any help!


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Old January 4th 07, 01:11 PM posted to microsoft.public.outlook
Christian Goeller
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Default How can I delete entire inbox?

egb88, you wrote on 3 Jan 2007 19:11:06 -0800:

Is there a way to empty and/or delete the total inbox folder? The
account has so much spam and don't want to delete 1000 spam messages
one by one.


Mark your inbox folder, press STRG+A (to mark all messages in it) on
your keyboard and then DEL.

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Christian Goeller
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Old January 4th 07, 07:02 PM posted to microsoft.public.outlook
K. Orland
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Default How can I delete entire inbox?

Highlight the first email, press Shift + End and then press the Delete button.
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"egb88" wrote:

Hi,
Is there a way to empty and/or delete the total inbox folder? The
account has so much spam and don't want to delete 1000 spam messages
one by one.
Thanks for any help!


 




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