key in your filter’s search criteria, complete with timeframe, into the Search box.

smack the “Show Search Options” button and then “Create filter.”

Choose Archive or Delete and then click “Create Filter” to save and apply it.

Gmail Search emails older than 2 years

Keeping your Gmail inbox clean can be quite a task these days.

We’ll show you how.

Go to the Search box at the top of Gmail and enter the criteria you want to use.

Timeframe in the Has the Words field

For example, to onlyarchive or delete emailsin your inbox, you’ll use

or

before the timeframe.

When the window opens, you’ll still see yourcriteria in the search box.

Go to the Has The Words field and enter just the timeframe.

Create Filter for the search criteria

Using our above examples, you’d enterolder_than:90dorolder_than:2y.

You should see the same emails in the list.

snag the “Show Search Options” button again and this time, choose “Create Filter.”

Confirm creating the filter

You’ll see a warning informing you that the terms you’re using won’t match incoming emails.

However, you know this because you’re looking for old emails, not new ones.

Click “OK” to continue.

Message that no emails match the search

In the next box, you’ll choose whether you want toarchive or delete the emails.

To archive them, check the box for “Skip the Inbox (Archive it).”

To delete them, check the box for “Delete It.”

Edit and Delete options for a filter

Related:What’s the Difference Between Archiving and Deleting Emails?

When you finish, select “Create Filter” to save and apply the filter.

You canlocate your archived emailsorreview the deleted emailsat any time if you like.

Update Filter for a changed filter

Return to your inbox and enter the search criteria you used to create your filter into the Search box.

Press Enter or Return.

You should see a message that no emails match your search.

Confirmation for deleting a filter

The filter handles it all for you.

But if you want to edit or remove the filter, you’re free to certainly do so.

go for the “Filters and Blocked Addresses” tab.

You’ll see your filter in the list with any others you’ve created.

To change the filter, select “Edit” on the right side.

Make your changes in the pop-up window and select “Update Filter.”

it’s possible for you to then keep your inbox clean and spend your time on more important things.