How do you automate the process of deleting email history and clearing cache on your email client?

1 Outlook settings

Outlook is a widely used email client that offers various options to manage your email history and cache. To automate the deletion of email history, you can use the AutoArchive feature, which lets you move or delete old items based on a schedule. To access this feature, go to File > Options > Advanced > AutoArchive Settings. Here, you can choose how often to run AutoArchive, what folders to apply it to, and whether to delete or archive the items. To clear the cache, you can use the Empty Deleted Items folder option, which deletes the items that you have manually deleted from your mailboxes. To access this option, go to File > Options > Advanced > Outlook Start and Exit. Here, you can check the box that says Empty Deleted Items folders when exiting Outlook.

2 Gmail filters

Gmail is a popular web-based email service that also allows you to automate the deletion of email history and cache. To delete email history, you can use the filters feature, which lets you apply actions to incoming or existing messages based on certain criteria. To access this feature, go to Settings > Filters and Blocked Addresses > Create a new filter. Here, you can specify the criteria for the messages that you want to delete, such as sender, subject, size, or age. Then, click on Create filter and check the box that says Delete it. You can also apply the filter to existing messages by checking the box that says Also apply filter to matching conversations. To clear the cache, you can use the Clear browsing data option, which deletes the data that your browser stores, such as cookies, history, and cache. To access this option, go to Settings > Privacy and security > Clear browsing data. Here, you can choose the time range and the data types that you want to clear.

3 Thunderbird add-ons

Thunderbird is a free and open-source email client that also supports various add-ons to enhance its functionality. To automate the deletion of email history and cache, you can use some of the add-ons that are available on the Thunderbird website. For example, you can use the Expunge All add-on, which lets you delete all messages marked as deleted in all folders with one click. To install this add-on, go to Tools > Add-ons > Get Add-ons and search for Expunge All. Then, click on Add to Thunderbird and restart the application. To use this add-on, go to Tools > Expunge All. To clear the cache, you can use the Clear Cache add-on, which lets you clear the cache of Thunderbird with one click. To install this add-on, follow the same steps as above and search for Clear Cache. Then, click on Add to Thunderbird and restart the application. To use this add-on, go to Tools > Clear Cache.

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