How to Delete an Email on iPhone or iPad

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1Enabling the Deleted Mailbox Folder

2Deleting a Message

3Emptying the Trash

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This How.com.vn teaches you how to permanently delete email messages from the iPhone or iPad Mail app. Before you can delete a message, you’ll need to enable the Deleted Mailbox folder.

Steps

Part 1

Part 1 of 3:

Enabling the Deleted Mailbox Folder

1. 
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   Open your iPhone or iPad’s Settings

   

   . You’ll usually find this app on your home screen.
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   Tap Accounts & Passwords.
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   Select the account with the message you want to delete.
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   Tap your email address. It’s at the top of the screen next to “Account.”

   • If you selected an iCloud account, tap Mail at the bottom of the page instead.
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   Tap Advanced. It’s at the bottom of the menu.
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   Tap Deleted Mailbox. It’s under the “MOVE DISCARDED MESSAGES INTO” header. A check mark will appear to the right when it’s selected.
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   Tap the back button. This brings you back to the previous screen.
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   Tap Done. It’s at the top-right corner of the screen. Now that you’ve enabled the Deleted Mailbox folder, you can permanently delete messages.
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Part 2

Part 2 of 3:

Deleting a Message

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   Open the Mail app. It’s the blue icon with a white envelope inside. You’ll usually find it on the home screen.
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   Scroll to the message you want to delete. Don’t tap it, just bring it onto the screen.
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   Swipe left on the message. Three new options will appear.

   • To delete multiple messages at once, tap Edit at the top-right corner of the screen instead, then tap the circle to the left of each message.
4. 
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   Tap Trash. It’s the red icon with a trashcan inside. The message is now moved to the Trash folder. To permanently delete the message, you’ll have to remove it from the Trash.

   • If you selected multiple messages, tap Trash at the bottom-right corner, then tap Trash Selected Messages to confirm.
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Part 3

Part 3 of 3:

Emptying the Trash

1. 
   1
   Open the Mail app. It’s the blue icon with a white envelope inside. You’ll usually find it on the home screen.
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   Tap <. It’s at the top-left corner of Mail. This opens a list of mailboxes.
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   Scroll down and tap Trash. It’s the blue trashcan icon. Your deleted message(s) will appear.
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   Swipe left on the message you want to delete. Three new icons will appear.
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   Tap Delete. It’s the red icon with a white trashcan inside. The message is now permanently deleted.

   • To delete all of the items in the Trash folder at once, tap Edit at the top of the screen, tap Delete All, then tap Delete All to confirm.
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