when searching thousands of emails by name and trying to move them into folders by the same name, why doesn't apple have a "select all" button like it does when deleting multiple emails in the "trash" folder. I have tried the move function on Apples iphones and ipads as well as logging into icloud on both my linux and windows computer browsers.
iPhone SE, iOS 15
As you correctly observe, not all mailbox folders have a Select All option - but there is a useful workaround…
Start by searching your mailbox by Sender or suitable keyword - and/or combining the search with a filtered view in the Mail App sidebar - as you are perhaps already doing:
Flag and filter emails on iPad - Apple Support
Next, tap the Edit button at top-right of the Mail sidebar; now you simply swipe your finger down (or up) the left-side of the message list to bulk select Mail Messages; swipe below the bottom edge to rapidly select all the visible email messages. Note that individual taps will select or deselect a single mail message from the bulk selection.
Once selected, tap the Folder button at the bottom of the sidebar - and select the path/folder to which you wish to bulk-move the selected mail messages.
As you correctly observe, not all mailbox folders have a Select All option - but there is a useful workaround…
Start by searching your mailbox by Sender or suitable keyword - and/or combining the search with a filtered view in the Mail App sidebar - as you are perhaps already doing:
Flag and filter emails on iPad - Apple Support
Next, tap the Edit button at top-right of the Mail sidebar; now you simply swipe your finger down (or up) the left-side of the message list to bulk select Mail Messages; swipe below the bottom edge to rapidly select all the visible email messages. Note that individual taps will select or deselect a single mail message from the bulk selection.
Once selected, tap the Folder button at the bottom of the sidebar - and select the path/folder to which you wish to bulk-move the selected mail messages.
Hello morrin218,
You can use the following link to provide more details on your recommendations for moving emails in bulk: Feedback - iPhone - Apple That is the best way to pass along your feedback.
Take care.
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