How To Delete Multiple Messages On Mac?

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'How to delete multiple messages at once on Mac?' Whenever I have a question that arises, I always try and figure out the answer to it on the internet. There are many such queries in search engines, but one of the most common questions is; 'How do I use Mac Mail if I want to delete multiple emails?' You will understand this problem once you start using and working on your computer. If someone sends you a large number of emails, in which you are not interested, then you want to delete them from your inbox.

Delete Multiple Messages on Mac

It is critical to learn about erasing messages on Mac because of protecting important documents and data. You can erase all the messages, a single message or multiple messages according to your requirement. Here, we will give you a proper idea about how to delete multiple messages on Mac.

Deleting Multiple Messages on Mac Permanently

  1. You may remove multiple messages by removing the conversations specifically. From the message folder, pick out the conversation you wish to erase.
  2. Select the “File” option from the top toolbar. Choose “Delete Conversation”. Validate the erasure.
    Delete Conversation Validate the erasure
  3. You may also erase them by opening the options by right-clicking on the selected conversation. Then, go for the “Delete Conversation”. Furthermore, you may hold the “Command” button and click on the “Delete” button from your keyboard.
  4. You can also erase multiple messages or all the messages you have on your Mac operating system by deleting the conversation or the whole chat history. The messages cannot be restored if you follow this approach. For that, first, exit from the Messages if it is initiated.
  5. Locate the “finder” option from the top left side of the window. Pick out the “Go” option from that toolbar. Access the “Go to Folder”. You may also do it by holding down the “Command” button and selecting the “Shift” and “G” buttons together from your keyboard.
    all the required document
  6. After the “Go to Folder” window launches, write down “~/Library/Messages” to access the Messages folder.
  7. There you will see the “Attachments” and “Archive” files. Also, locate the documents that are titled “chat.db-shm”, “chat.db-wal” and “chat.db”. Click on all of them.
  8. Then, open the options list by right-clicking on them. Go for the “Delete” option.
  9. After deleting them, access the “Trash” folder. Clear the “Trash” folder to permanently erase them.
  10. Finally, relaunch your Mac operating system. After that, during the first time launching of the messages, it will be a bit slow to readjust the settings. However, every message and conversation will be cleared.

Deleting Multiple Messages on Mac using iCloud

  1. First, switch on the messages in the iCloud application. Launch “Messages”. Select the “Preferences” option.
    messages in the iCloud application
  2. Click on “Accounts”. Select “Enable Messages in iCloud”. For starting the integration, select “Sync Now”. Now, your messages on Mac is available on iCloud.
  3. Now, for deleting multiple messages, launch the “Messages” option. Pick out the conversations you wish to erase.
  4. Click on the “File” option again. Go for “Delete Conversation”. You may also locate the “Delete” button on the sidebar. Select the conversations and click on the option.
  5. After the affirmation window emerges, select the “Delete” option one more time.
    select the Delete option one more time
  6. If you wish to erase multiple messages inside a conversation, locate and click on a message that you wish to erase. Check that you click on the entire message, not the writing.
  7. For selecting multiple messages, hold down the “Command” button and select the message that you wish to attach with the already selected message. The color of the chosen ones will be grayed.
  8. Open the options by clicking the right button on the mouse. Pick “Delete”. The device will request permission and tell you that you can not restore the message.
  9. Go for the “Delete” option to permit. The Mac will erase the multiple messages you chose.

So, following these steps, you can delete multiple messages on Mac.

Summary: Delete Multiple Messages on Mac

  • Click the Edit button located in the upper-right corner of your Inbox window.
  • Select a message.
  • Highlight all of the messages you want to delete by holding down the shift key and clicking them.
  • Click Delete to erase all your chosen messages at once. You'll get a warning message asking if you really want to erase all the selected messages. Click Delete Message again to confirm your choice.