I want to permanently delete 187,000 emails in my delete box in one go. It appears to agree but fail

[GenuineArticle]

Each time I set out to do this and the question is asked on the screen do you want to delete all 187,000 (Five year's worth) I stop selecting 2,500 at a time by fast scrolling downwards and take this option. The status bar comes up and slowly moves up to 100% completed, only to then take me back to the deleted list without a single email moved. Currently, it is a chore to shift a few thousand at a time with my finger on downward scroll!

Surely there is a simpler tech solution? I do not wish to do anything dramatic as i need the account and I have some very serious emails for legal purposes stored in my Priority mailbox.

I do hope there is a solution.

KInd regards.

[jayach]

Bit confused. 

If they are in your Deleted Items folder, do you not have the "Empty Deleted Items folder" option?

[GenuineArticle]

On a continual learning curve! What is that feature and where?

[GenuineArticle]

Just seen the image you shared...had eye procedure yesterday ! Checking out your solution right now...

[caesarome]

It is available here when you login to access your emails:

https://skyid.sky.com/signin/email/

[GenuineArticle]

Used the bin icon as suggested and screen spools on status bar that freezes on 0% and you cannot shift off page unless you close the email site.

Other solutions welcome. I also believe some I thought were deleted earlier today have returned...possibly still on server?

[caesarome]

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@GenuineArticle wrote:

Used the bin icon as suggested and screen spools on status bar that freezes on 0% and you cannot shift off page unless you close the email site.

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Have you tried a different web browser ?

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@GenuineArticle wrote:

I also believe some I thought were deleted earlier today have returned...possibly still on server?

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If you remove them from here then they are being deleted from the server so shouldn't return unless they were not actually deleted.