While old messages are removed from the Yahoo! Mail Trash periodically and automatically, you may still want to empty it manually from time to time. When you need a clear head and a clean trash, for example.
Empty the Trash in Yahoo! Mail and Yahoo! Mail
To permanently delete messages in your Yahoo! Mail's or Yahoo! Mail Classic's Trash folder:
- Click Empty next to the Trash folder in the Yahoo! Mail folder list.
- In Yahoo! Mail Classic, follow the [Empty] link next to Trash in the folder list in the left navigation bar.
Undelete Mail from an Emptied Yahoo! Mail "Trash"
Emptied the Trash folder too soon? If you act quickly, you have a chance to undo the deletion and recover soon permanently deleted messages.
