How to get rid of junk email for good | Outlook | Gmail

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How to get rid of junk email for good | Outlook | Gmail | etc.

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4 жыл бұрын

In this video, I will show you how to get rid of of junk email for good. With this simple trick, you'll clean your inbox of a lot of junk and rid yourself of the time it takes to dispose of it.
I'm not talking about genuine spam, as most filters these days are fairly accurate. This is the junk that you get from every reward program, company you've shopped at, or activity you signed up for.
Best of all, this works for every email provider, but today I will be demonstrating on Outlook and Gmail.
Let me know what you think. If you have any tips to filter more junk email, please post it in the comments section below, so that we can all get rid of junk email for good.

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@staceygrubb2369 4 жыл бұрын

Cool! I’ve created rules in Outlook, but haven’t used the term “unsubscribe”. And, Gmail was driving me a bit crazy. Thanks!

@derekthornton 4 жыл бұрын

What did you use instead?

@derekthornton 3 жыл бұрын

Awesome. Glad to help

@Hopeman7 Жыл бұрын

Had some real problems with spam, 40 to 50 a day. Delete my hole inbox, it was out of control! Lost some important mails in doing so, but your Solution fixed this problem for me. Thanks!

@derekthornton Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching, happy to help!

@Ensainee 3 ай бұрын

this is wonderful, ive been cleaning out my email once a week every Friday morning to keep a fresh start and overtime I begin to realize most of it is junk mail, even though I hit the "unsubscribe" button in the email it seems as if I get more junk. This video is helpful, now I can have all this junk mail in one place and open each mail individually to "unsubscribe". The goal I have is to NEVER have to delate junk mail again because there is NO junk to delate. I'll try this hack out. Thanks for the video! Also be careful who you get your phone number and email out too, to limit unless email

@derekthornton 3 ай бұрын

Happy to help.... Thanks for watching!

@sherriluba3087 Жыл бұрын

WOW! I followed your instructions and immediately 411 e-mails went to the new folder. Thanks so much!!

@derekthornton Жыл бұрын

Happy to help, thanks for watching

@sherriluba3087 Жыл бұрын

@@derekthornton Actually, I'm still getting them, even after your video. Any recommendations? I changed my password too and still no luck, they just keep coming :(

@derekthornton Жыл бұрын

You will still get some spam for sure. Not everyone follows the law. You can also check the spelling of "unsubscribe" in the emails getting through. Sometimes people replace the I or E with a 1 or 3

@raysmancave1 Жыл бұрын

All you are doing is moving emails, spam mails have an unsubscribe, but all this does is inform scammers that this address is alive and being used, your email then goes on to a list and you end up receiving even more than you had in the first place

@derekthornton Жыл бұрын

Clicking on the link does inform them the address is real, but this does not do that. And, as mentioned previously, it is a solution (one, single) not a cure all. It will work for some and not work for others

@Seafarer1947 6 ай бұрын

Yes you are correct ! Do not click on their unsubscribe - NEVER !

@edithortiz1220 2 жыл бұрын

I just have to say: THANK YOU. At the beginning I didn't get it, how "unsubscribe", would do the trick, but it work, so far the filter has done it, it works. Thanks again

@derekthornton 2 жыл бұрын

You're welcome, glad to hear.. Thanks for watching

@Gagearator Жыл бұрын

Incredibly simple. Thank you!

@derekthornton Жыл бұрын

You're welcome

@dalewoodring5887 8 ай бұрын

You... are my new best friend. Thank you for changing my life!

@derekthornton 8 ай бұрын

Sweet... My friends tend to buy me beer :)

@ox6466 Жыл бұрын

Clever idea! Going to give this a shot. Worried about false positives, but maybe it won't happen.

@derekthornton Жыл бұрын

You'll get a few for sure, that's why I suggest skimming the folder every once in awhile.

@Danielm219 9 ай бұрын

Hands down the best solution I've come across and one that actually works. Thanks man. 🙏

@derekthornton 9 ай бұрын

Appreciate it, thank you.

@Allen1198K Жыл бұрын

Has anyone noticed the Unsubscrib is a picture instead of a written word. The pic bypasses the written word. Some spam makes it through.. still a sneaky way of reducing.. 👌🏽👍🏼

@derekthornton Жыл бұрын

Yes, and sometimes the "I" is a 1, but it does help :)

@SvenGraham-lr3tf 9 ай бұрын

Great info quick easy Thanks.

@derekthornton 9 ай бұрын

You're welcome, thanks for watching

@Cueman222 Жыл бұрын

Thank you Derek, it worked!!

@derekthornton Жыл бұрын

Happy to help, thanks for watching

@lipinmax Ай бұрын

Good Informaction

@johnnewton3335 Жыл бұрын

sounds so easy, im giving it a whirl, ill let you know, thanks, john

@derekthornton Жыл бұрын

Awesome, good luck and thanks for watching

@thomasstudio7130 9 ай бұрын

Very helpful and I liked the idea its nice and simple.

@oakapr Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@derekthornton Жыл бұрын

You're welcome

@jsfeltis12 8 ай бұрын

Great content! Thanks so much for sharing!

@derekthornton 8 ай бұрын

You're welcome, thanks for watching

@chadechevalric686 2 ай бұрын

Thanks, you really helped me out here.

@kathya2207 Жыл бұрын

Thanks!!!

@derekthornton Жыл бұрын

You're welcome, thanks for watching

@1artisan 2 жыл бұрын

Hi, it works great but there are a few that I want to come to my inbox that happens to have "unsubscribe" in it like for instance USPS informed delivery. I want to delete and go back to where I originally was before adding the rule. I can't find how I do undo that so can you please tell me how to go back, Thanks!

@monicae67 Жыл бұрын

My issue isn’t with the inbox. It is the bombardment of junk mail I receive with AOL. I just want to stop receiving the spam all together!!

@derekthornton Жыл бұрын

Think that's a problem for everyone these days. Hopefully this helps.

@jazzyjasonmusicandmore Жыл бұрын

Thank you. Thank you. Thank you

@derekthornton Жыл бұрын

You're welcome, thanks for watching

@SassafrassAcres 23 күн бұрын

This is Genius!!!!! Thank you!!!😊

@selenkywreckless 11 ай бұрын

I appreciate you sharing this information with us. This is very smart. Will give you a like and a follow

@derekthornton 11 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching

@markjohnny9271 Жыл бұрын

Wow great, thanks alot!!!!!!

@derekthornton Жыл бұрын

You're welcome, thanks for watching

@hbcc-pa2568 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much for this information. I get tons of emails that I don't want.

@derekthornton 3 жыл бұрын

You're welcome... We all do :) thanks for watching

@JoshFeldberg Ай бұрын

Wow this is amazing thank you!

@Peaches100 Жыл бұрын

thank you darling! : )

@mukhtarali3257 10 ай бұрын

Thank you! Incredible easy:-)

@derekthornton 10 ай бұрын

You're welcome, thanks for watching

@CodeTitan Жыл бұрын

Awesome. Thank you very much for sharing. I use a different email software (fastmail) and this was still very informative. Bless your soul

@derekthornton Жыл бұрын

Awesome, thanks for watching

@johnsonkibocha Жыл бұрын

Thanks for Sharing this, much appreciated

@derekthornton Жыл бұрын

You're welcome, thanks for watching

@fakeident5383 2 жыл бұрын

Can’t clear the junk folder in outlook, shows 1 no matter what I do?

@GreyHairedGlobeTrotter-sj3hb Ай бұрын

Great video, thanks!

@terryhd2054 Жыл бұрын

Ahhhh... BIG THANK YOU.. Been trying to find out how to do this for years!

@derekthornton Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching, glad I could help!

@northwest4446 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for sharing. Very Smart! This is exactly what I needed.

@derekthornton Жыл бұрын

Hope it helps, thanks for watching

@keithchegwin1222 2 ай бұрын

Hello my emails have gone missing, it says "all done for the day enjoy your empty mail box". I can see my emails on my other device though. Any ideas on how to get them back on my phone? Thank you

@GDBROWN 3 ай бұрын

Gmail user here. After applying these steps, will my email now automatically delete the emails that go to my "Random Stuff" label?

@elchicano187 Жыл бұрын

Wow thanx 😃 👋🏼

@derekthornton Жыл бұрын

You're welcome, thanks for watching

@beyondseeker7250 Жыл бұрын

Thanks Derek, I still don't if it works, because before visiting your channel I had sent all the spam to the junk folder. But I will check tomorrow, I'm sure the problem will be solved.

@michaelscheftic8892 11 ай бұрын

Good info for moving email from your inbox, but this does NOT stop or minimize spam..

@bespiritfilledbespiritfill410 2 ай бұрын

🎉Cool brains, we thank you🎆🎆🥇🥇🎉🤩😍🎉

@damiensaucedo798 Жыл бұрын

how do i make an exception for like appointment reminders and other things that i want to stay subscribed to?

@derekthornton Жыл бұрын

You would have to add exceptions for those ones. It would be part of the same rule making process. But you can add things like "except for emails from Steve" and so on

@reerandal2850 Жыл бұрын

So what do I do when something I want goes to the Random Stuff folder like info for orders like Amazon etc?

@derekthornton Жыл бұрын

I review mine regularly, as the emails have not been deleted (just moved)

@chipbuttytime3396 Жыл бұрын

If I did that and checked the folder every 6 days I would be checking through 500+ emails so it would be harder to locate the odd non-spam one. You have solved nothing

@derekthornton Жыл бұрын

To each their own. I do this, and when I sort this box by sender, patterns always emerge that make it easier to locate real email. But never claim for this to be 100% a cure-all

@hana.mebratu Жыл бұрын

thank you

@derekthornton Жыл бұрын

You're welcome, thanks for watching

@veganhomeschoolmom 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for the info.

@derekthornton 3 жыл бұрын

You're very welcome, thank you for watching.

@chelseaboucher2907 Ай бұрын

THANK YOU!!!!!!!!!

@davejones1959 7 ай бұрын

How can this be done on At&t and Bellsouth web mail?

@jordanmachina 8 ай бұрын

The emails I'm trying to get rid of does not have unsubscibe anywhere in the email.

@derekthornton 8 ай бұрын

It's not a perfect system, but it definitely helps. If the email you have doesn't have the unsubscribe link, it should be filtered by your service provider at the source. You could contact them for further help.

@Bass-guitarist Жыл бұрын

I have noticed that junk senders are getting wise…. They are producing the “unsubscribe” message as a graphic that when you click anywhere on the graphic will take you to the unsubscribe link. My question then to be specific; will this rule identify words when created as a graphic?

@derekthornton Жыл бұрын

Sadly, no. Can't win them all.

@Joelmr-fg6cv 3 жыл бұрын

thank you for this vid . I had it done in 5 minutes

@derekthornton 3 жыл бұрын

Excellent, thanks for watching

@phoenixman333 Жыл бұрын

Derek I will try this perhaps you helped an old man out

@derekthornton Жыл бұрын

Happy to help keep me posted

@fernrjf Жыл бұрын

Hi , I went to the settings , but could not find a place where you set up rules. I have a Asus computer with system 8a. The setting may have changed since you made this video, But I am not to good wth the computers, but need Help. Thanks! Robert

@derekthornton Жыл бұрын

Sorry my steps don't help for your particular system. Best to google "setting up rules/filters for..." and the name and version of your program

@laurengretz4802 3 жыл бұрын

I have a yahoo account. I followed the steps in this video, but don't see a "hide from inbox" option. Are the steps the same for yahoo? I would love to remove junk all together!

@derekthornton 3 жыл бұрын

I believe yahoo works much like outlook in that you will need a new folder to move the items into. Let me know.

@aaronfindlay6964 8 ай бұрын

you are a champion,thanks bro

@fakeident5383 2 жыл бұрын

I enjoyed your video! I have a “1” in my junk folder in outlook and can’t seem to get rid of it. I click empty folder but it continues to show “1”, any suggestions to clear this pest?

@mehultamang8766 2 жыл бұрын

just click the "Mark All As Read" button on the top of inbox. It will read everything

@derekthornton 2 жыл бұрын

😜

@carolsplett1582 10 ай бұрын

What happens if there is no unsubsribe in text because they are hacked emails selling sex?

@derekthornton 10 ай бұрын

Unfortunately you would then have to add other words to filter for. Many service providers do block a certain amount of this spam automatically, but nothing is perfect.

@deafdave6468 2 ай бұрын

Most spammers are not going to give you the option to unsubscribe, what they are doing is already illegal so they dont care if there is a law about including an unsubscribe link, that link could be a trap to download a virus and also you are confirming to them that your email address works and you are reading their spam

@jclark521 Жыл бұрын

Already lost you at 1:15.. Are you using Outlook via a browser? I'm using the actual Outlook app, so the steps are all different. I can't find settings, but I see "rules" at the top of my Outlook window with a drop-down showing "edit rules, or apply".. that's it.

@derekthornton Жыл бұрын

Should be similar wording/ideas regardless of program. You just need to locate the settings for rules/filters for your particular one.

@JTB-di8yj Жыл бұрын

Will not let me create a new folder anywhere fgs! HELP ME PLEASE 🙏🙏🙏

@derekthornton Жыл бұрын

Depends on your email client...I believe with gmail, you create labels instead

@rlubert9197 4 жыл бұрын

I have been getting spam that doesn't have "unsubscribe" in the body. It doesn't show the advertisement at all, it just has a big link that says "View in browser." It also says "This is an advertisement. Please do not print this email and do not reply". So I have chosen "View in browser" and "Please do not print this email" as my rule phrases to send to the Random Stuff.

@derekthornton 4 жыл бұрын

Great tips, thanks for that. Out of curiosity, how much has it helped?

@rlubert9197 4 жыл бұрын

@@derekthornton It has helped greatly. I think they must switch up phrases to fool your filters, and one must always stay on top of the changes.

@marcomorreale7318 Жыл бұрын

Much of the email that I want has the word “unsubscribe” in it. All this method does is create another inbox with a different name.

@derekthornton Жыл бұрын

It won't work for everyone unfortunately, but it's a good start for many

@craigcothren6629 Жыл бұрын

Some emails I am subscribed to I want to stay subscribed to. So removing all unsubscribe emails deletes even the emails I want to keep.

@derekthornton Жыл бұрын

This is true. It is not a 100% effective method, which is why I suggest the emails go into a folder for review (rather than trash them).

@slickwilly4613 Жыл бұрын

How does this help with real spam? This only helps with someone legit emails

@derekthornton Жыл бұрын

Many ISPs include spam filters to catch obvious spam, this collects a lot of what is left. Not 100% effective, but it certainly helps.

@GFam0703 Ай бұрын

No! Don't do this! You will wind up having rule-abiding e-mails that you WANT or NEED wind up in your SPAM box. Sure, some spammers' e-mails will wind up in there, but in addition, you'll still wind up with SPAM e-mails in your inbox from those who don't abide by the "law" that he mentions. 😠

@jimvinci8295 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for providing this great tip. I use Outlook, and I was wondering what happens if you use your suggested rule combined with adding the e-mail addresses of third parties I want to receive e-mail from to the safe recipients list. This option can be found in the Junk dropdown (choose "Junk E-mail" option from the dropdown) at the top left of Outlook. The "good" third party e-mails will have the word "unsubscribe" in the body of the e-mail, so which rule will take precedence? In other words, will these desired e-mails stay in my in-box in spite of the fact that they contain the word "unsubscribe"? I am trying this out now, so i guess I will answer my own question!! Jim

@derekthornton 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching. You should be able to set the priority of the rule. That is, you can filter "good" junk first and then the bad stuff.

@jimvinci8295 2 жыл бұрын

@@derekthornton Thanks Derek. I will check this out. There is one more glitch to your rule that has a pretty easy fix. I just received a piece of junk e-mail that did not have the word "unsubscribe" in it. Instead, the words "Click here if you no longer want to receive e-mail promotions from.." (the word "here" is a hyperlink - obviously something you do not want to click!). I am going to modify the rule to have it move e-mails to the junk folder if they contain the words "click here" or "unsubscribe" (I don't think case matters) Jim😀

@derekthornton 2 жыл бұрын

Good tip. You may end up with a few extra false positives, but likely not many.

@jimvinci8295 2 жыл бұрын

@@derekthornton For some reason, the "unsubscribe" rule is not working for spam messages (i.e., messages from individuals I have never communicated with). I had more false negatives than false positives. Outlook automatically hides from view the text and images for the spam e-mails I am receiving, and when I display the full message I do see words like "unsubscribe" or "if you no longer wish to receive these advertisements..." but the rules I set up do not move these into the Junk folder. I am not sure how the spammers structure their e-mails to keep them in my in-box, but it is quite frustrating. One alternate solution that appears to be working is to select the option to only retain e-mails in my safe senders list. With this option, I no longer have any false negatives and only a handful of false positives. I review my Junk folder and, if I find a false positive, I right click on the message and automatically add the e-mail to the safe senders list by selecting the "Never block sender" option. I think this is the best long term solution. There will always be the situation where someone new sends me an e-mail (e.g., a proposal from a contractor), but I will know to look in the Junk folder and can quickly add that sender to my safe senders list. I suspect that the average person will have less than 100 safe senders so this solution is both manageable and effective. Eventually, I will turn on the option to automatically move Junk e-mail to the trash. This way, I can search the trash for those rare e-mails I want to keep and add them to the safe senders list. Then when I exit Outlook, the Junk will automatically disappear since I already have the option to automatically empty the trash upon exiting Outlook.

@derekthornton 2 жыл бұрын

It's not a perfect solution, but covers a lot of junk. Without seeing the emails that are getting through, my guess is 2 things... 1)the words child actually be images or 2) there is a mix of letters and numbers (ie. Unsubsr1be or un5ubsribe) throwing things off

@jervonijames927 Жыл бұрын

Dam you need to have your on class room

@derekthornton Жыл бұрын

I have my own youtube channel ;)

@HulaKapa Жыл бұрын

I listen to the first 10 to 15 seconds on any youtube video .. If you cannot get to the point in less than 20 seconds then your video is garbage and a waste of time . This one is actually pretty good wtg !!

@derekthornton Жыл бұрын

Thanks

@HulaKapa Жыл бұрын

@@derekthornton keep up the good work bud yvw

@8wavesmusic Жыл бұрын

Terrible way to block junk mail! If any import emails contain the word unsubscribe good luck finding it.

@derekthornton Жыл бұрын

Like I said, not for everyone, but will help

@daveelsid2238 Жыл бұрын

This is not a solution. Many friendly emails have an unsubscribe as well.

@derekthornton Жыл бұрын

Might not be THE solution, but it is A solution. It's not perfect, and for sure there are false positives here, but it greatly reduces the workload to get to my legitimate emails

@janel-christine 7 ай бұрын

What about AOL , I’m one of those OG users 😂

@derekthornton 7 ай бұрын

Even the OGs should be able to benefit from this method.

@fursan7525 2 жыл бұрын

Great idea 💡 👍

@derekthornton 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching, I appreciate it

@djt5782 6 ай бұрын

I just tried this yesterday and it didn't work at all. It actually sent almost all of my good emails that I use everyday and kept sending me tons of junk mail. I think it needs a better word than UNSUBSCRIBE. Any advice anyone can give will be greatly appreciated...

@derekthornton 6 ай бұрын

Is there any chance you reversed the rule. Ie. Keep emails with the word and discard the rest?

@djt5782 6 ай бұрын

I dont think so, I followed your directions word for word... I wish I can send a screenshot to you of it @@derekthornton

@djt5782 6 ай бұрын

Hi, did you notice if I did it right? I sent you a screen shot...@@derekthornton

@djt5782 6 ай бұрын

Is there anyone that can help me with his?

@djt5782 6 ай бұрын

whats going on here? aren't you seeing my messages?@@derekthornton

@RayPhantum 2 жыл бұрын

You Are A Genius Thank You.

@derekthornton 2 жыл бұрын

You're welcome, thanks for watching

@InternetRando42 Жыл бұрын

So stinking simple. God I hope it works.

@derekthornton Жыл бұрын

Let me know your thoughts after you have tried it for a week or so

@InternetRando42 11 ай бұрын

So, what this doesn’t do is mark previous emails with this label. So, I continue the quest to deal with my 5400+ unread emails, 99% of which are junk and maybe 1% of which were non offers😂