Uploaded December 2018 | Updated September 2026, 20 hours ago

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👍Here is an EASY and FREE trick to clean out your e-mail inbox using the "rules" feature in Apple Mail to identify the common characteristics of messages that tend to be junk.

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Please note: This feature will be best left ON for some people and for others it may be best to just simply turn this feature on and then off quickly as needed (especially anyone in business who may be receiving business-related messages from people whom they have not previously corresponded.)

In order for this to work on your computer, you are going to need a Mac and have your e-mail linked up with the Apple Mail application. This can also be done in Outlook and perhaps some kind person will leave the instructions for how to recreate this feature on a Windows PC in the comments section.

STEP 1: Create A Mailbox
This is so we have a place to store all the messages that are about to be identified as "probably junk." You could also optionally use the pre-existing "junk" mailbox, however because there is a certain risk of missing legit e-mails, I tend to recommend keeping them separate.

STEP 2: Create Your Rule
The two main aspects of this rule involve people who are not already saved into your contacts and people who are NOT previous recipients (meaning at some point in time you have corresponded with each other).

Once the emails have been filtered, consider sorting the messages by who they are from (instead of the date). This will make clearing out groups of messages a lot faster.

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