We all know how annoying it is when we keep on getting unwanted emails from an anonymous sender. So, what can we do to avoid these emails? In these situations, we usually block the sender to stop them from sending those unwanted emails, and that’s pretty much that we can do to avoid getting these emails. Now, we all receive many emails in a single day, which consumes space on our devices. Here, the question is, what is the point of keeping these mails on our devices when they are of no use. Of course, we can delete those emails manually. But wouldn’t it be great if we can automatically move those emails to trash. Well, if you use an iOS device, then there is a way to accomplish this task. Do you own an iOS device? Want to know how you can be able to move blocked emails to trash on your device automatically?
Apple Mail is the default email service that comes pre-installed within every iOS device. Any of the Apple device users can easily use this default email app. Also, Apple Mail provides you with a feature that enables you to move the blocked emails into the trash automatically. Do you know how to use this feature of Apple Mail on your device? If you use Apple Mail and want to know about this feature, you are now on the right page. In the following article, we have provided you with the complete procedure you should follow if you want to move the blocked emails into the trash. So, read this full article to get the instructions to proceed further.
Instructions to Automatically Move Blocked Emails in Trash in Apple Mail
Even after putting the unwanted emails into the block list, they continue to flood your inbox. So, it’s best to move them into the trash to keep them out of sight. It is a simple task that anyone can perform on their iOS devices. You will have to take some extra steps to move the blocked emails into the trash for this purpose. Here, we have mentioned this procedure for all the iOS devices. Now, let’s see what you will have to do to automatically move the blocked emails into the trash. Please take a look at the below-mentioned instructions.
The Steps to Automatically Move the Blocked Emails to the Trash in Apple Mail on iPhone, iPad, and Mac
The Apple Mail app marks the emails you have blocked to quickly identify them in your inbox and avoid opening them. And to move these emails into the trash, you need to go through the following steps:
- To get started, firstly, you will have to go through the Settings page on your device. For this, open the “Settings” app.
- On the Settings screen, select the option of “Mail.”
- And now, on the next screen, scroll down and choose the “Blocked Sender Options” given under the “Threading” section.
- And then, you will have to navigate to the “Move to Bin/Trash” option. And that’s all. Now, all your blocked emails will automatically move to the trash. If you ever want to change this setting, you can do so by following the same steps and at last, choose the option of “Leave in Inbox.”
Now, let’s see how you can perform this task on macOS.
The Steps to Automatically Move the Blocked Emails into the Trash on macOS
Here are the instructions that you need to follow if you want to move the blocked emails automatically to the trash on your macOS:
- First of all, you will have to launch the Mail app on your macOS.
- Now, go to the Mail menu that you will see at the top-left corner of your screen.
- From the Mail menu, select the option of “Preferences.”
- And then, after you reach the next screen, click on the “Junk Mail” tab. And after that, click on the button given beside the option of “Enable Blocked/Junk Mail Filtering” to enable the setting.
- And next, you will need to mark the circle that you can see placed next to the “Move it to the Trash” option.
- After this, a pop-up will appear on your screen, stating, “Move all messages marked as junk in the selected mailbox to the junk mailbox.”
- Now, here, in the pop-up window, you will select the option of “Move” to complete the process.
And that’s all you need to do to move your blocked emails into the trash on your iPhone, iPad, Mac, and macOS. So, try these steps now, and if you want to explore more, you can go to our website and read other related blogs. And stay connected with us to get all the updates timely.
I am Elina John a self-professed security expert. I have been making the people aware of security threats. My passion is to write about Cybersecurity, cryptography, malware, social engineering, the internet, and new media. I write for webroot security products at webroot.com/safe.
