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petronius

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2. Just to add: there's no box to uncheck for the ones you want to keep, but if

Reply to Stinky The Clown (Reply #1)

Sun Jul 28, 2013, 11:34 AM

Jul 2013

you open the messages that you want to retain there's a "Mark as Unread" button. That will preserve them from the "Delete all read mail". Everything that's in bold text in the inbox will survive, and every message in plain text will be erased...

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There must be a better way to delete all these Automated Messages [View all] Xyzse Jul 2013 OP

Start by going to your in box. Click the button that says mark all as read . . . . Stinky The Clown Jul 2013 #1

Just to add: there's no box to uncheck for the ones you want to keep, but if petronius Jul 2013 #2

Thanks for clarifying! Stinky The Clown Jul 2013 #3