Manually empty a folder in Yahoo Mail (regular email folders)Įmptying a regular Yahoo Mail folder from its emails, however, is not as easy as emptying the Trash or Spam folder. Simply right-click and choose Empty Spam, and Yahoo Mail displays the " Empty the Spam folder?" confirmation message:Ĭlick OK to confirm that you want to empty your Spam folder, and Yahoo will delete all your junk mail if you want to confirm that the Spam folder no longer contains emails, simply hover above the folder with your cursor, and you should see the " Spam contains 0 emails" tooltip confirmation appear on screen.
If you right-click on any email folder, custom or standard, you will also see an option to empty the Spam folder, just as we saw with the Trash. So, the first way to delete all junk mail is to click on the Empty link displayed next to the Spam folder: Yahoo Mail's Spam folder works just like the Trash when it comes to emptying it. Two ways you can empty the spam folder in Yahoo Mail Note that the end effect is exactly the same as using the Empty link, as explained earlier. The second way to empty the Trash is to right-click on any folder (standard Yahoo Mail folders or custom folders you created), and choose " Empty Trash" from the menu. Note that the Empty link is always displayed, whether the Trash contains any emails or none.
Yahoo Mail will empty the Trash, and you can confirm this by moving your cursor above the Trash, as shown on the screenshot, which displays the " Trash contains 0 emails" tooltip. If you have decided to empty the Trash, hit Enter or Space (which has the effect of clicking on the selected button), or click OK to proceed. To leave your Trash folder alone, without emptying it, click on the Cancel button to return to your emails. Yahoo Mail displays the " Empty the Trash folder?" confirmation message, with the OK button automatically preselected. The easiest way to empty the Trash (which contains your deleted emails), is to use the dedicated Empty link (hard to notice unless you pay close attention) that is displayed next to the Trash itself, in the left pane where all email folders are displayed:Īs you can tell from the tooltip shown in the screenshot, (" Permanently delete all emails in the Trash"), this action cannot be undone: for this reason, Yahoo Mail will give you a last chance to change your mind after you clicked on the Empty link: Two ways to empty the Trash in Yahoo Mail