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A Google Apps Script script to bulk delete large amounts of email in Gmail while avoiding the error #793 which Gmail encounters normally
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| # This script, when used with Google Apps Scripts will delete 500 emails and | |
| # can be triggered to run every minute without user interaction enabling you | |
| # to bulk delete email in Gmail without getting the #793 error from Gmail. | |
| # Configure the search query in the code below to match the type of emails | |
| # you want to delete | |
| # Browser to https://script.google.com/. | |
| # Start a script and paste in the code below. | |
| # After you past it in, save it and click the little clock looking button. | |
| # This is for your triggers. You can set up how frequently you want the script | |
| # to run (I did mine for every minute). | |
| # Source : # https://productforums.google.com/d/msg/gmail/YeQVDuPIQzA/kpZPDDj8TXkJ | |
| function batchDeleteEmail() { | |
| var batchSize = 100 // Process up to 100 threads at once | |
| var threads = GmailApp.search('label:inbox from:[email protected]'); | |
| for (j = 0; j < threads.length; j+=batchSize) { | |
| GmailApp.moveThreadsToTrash(threads.slice(j, j+batchSize)); | |
| } | |
| } |
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