How To Delete Mail From iCloud Storage

Do you want to clean up your iCloud Storage by deleting unwanted mail but don’t know how to do this? Luckily, the whole process is relatively straightforward.

To simplify things, we took the time to write a comprehensive step-by-step guide on deleting mail from iCloud storage. We will also explore the process for restricting the Mail app from using iCloud. 

Deleting Mail From iCloud Storage

If you don’t know how to delete mail from iCloud storage, try the following 3 step-by-step methods to do this task without facing much trouble.

Method #1: Using an iOS Device

If you have set up iCloud for your iPhone or iPad, do the following steps to delete mail from iCloud storage.

1. Open Mail.
2. Tap “Edit”.
3. Select the email you wish to delete.
4. Tap “Trash” or swipe left any message to delete it and move it to the trash folder. 
5. Open “Trash”.
6. Tap “Edit”.
7. Tap “Delete All”, and the emails will be deleted from your device and iCloud storage. 

Method #2: Using the iCloud Website

Another way to delete mail from iCloud Storage is by using their website in the following way.

1. Launch a browser on your iPhone/iPad or computer and open the iCloud website.
2. Enter your iCloud email address and password to log in.
   
3. Select the message you want to clear and click the delete icon.
4. To clear all messages, select them and click “Delete”.

Method #3: Deleting All Mail From iCloud

It is possible to delete all mail at once from iCloud using your iOS device in the following way.

1. Open Mail.
2. Tap “Inbox”.
3. Tap “Edit”.
4. Select one mail.
5. Tap and hold “Move” while deselecting the mail you selected earlier.
6. Release the “Move” button.
7. Tap “Trash”. 

Now, tap “Edit”, tap “Delete”, tap “Delete All”, and all the mail will be deleted from the device and iCloud. 

Activating Swipe To Delete Email in the iPhone Mail App

It is possible to just swipe the emails in the Mail app on your iPhone to move them to the Trash folder and delete them from iCloud storage in the following way.

1. Open Settings.
2. Tap “Mail”. 
3. Tap “Accounts” and select your email account.
4. Tap “Account” and select “Advanced”.
5. Scroll down to the “Move Discarded Messages Into” section and tap “Deleted Mailbox”. 
6. Tap “Account”.
7. Tap “Done”, and now you can delete emails by swiping left in the Mail app. 

How To Mark an Email as Junk in iCloud

Instead of deleting an email, you can also mark it as junk in iCloud so that it will be deleted after 30 days in the following way.

1. Open a browser on your iPhone/iPad or computer and go to the iCloud website.
2. Log in to your account.
3. Highlight the emails you wish to mark as junk.
4. Tap “Move to Junk”.
   

Later, if you want to move an email out of junk in iCloud, select the Junk folder, open an email and click or tap “Not Junk”.

How To Restrict the Mail App From Using iCloud

You can restrict the Mail app from using iCloud on your iPhone in the following way.

1. Open Settings.
2. Tap “Apple ID”.
3. Tap “iCloud”.
4. Tap the toggle next to “Mail” to turn it off, and now the Mail app will not be able to access iCloud. 

To restrict the Mail app from using iCloud on Mac, click the Apple menu and open System Preferences. Then, click “Apple ID” and select “iCloud”. Deselect “iCloud Mail”, and you’re done.

Summary

In this guide, we’ve discussed how to delete mail from iCloud storage. We’ve also discussed using swipe to delete emails in the Mail app quickly.

Furthermore, we’ve shared a method for restricting the Mail app from using iCloud and marking an email as junk instead of deleting them.

Hopefully, your problem is resolved, and now you can declutter iCloud by getting rid of unnecessary emails.

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