Auto Delete Junk Mail

How do I set up Mail in Ventura to instantly delete anything I have told it was junk. I still find myself having to go into my junk mail folder and delete everything manually. I do have a ton of "DELETE INSTANTLY" Rules set up but they only seem to work when manually "Apply Rules". Here are screen shots of my settings. Thoughts? Thanks.

Mac Studio (2023)

Posted on Dec 16, 2023 5:20 AM

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Barney-15E

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Dec 16, 2023 8:10 AM in response to Eric Strausser

Sort of. In Mail Settings, Accounts, Account, Mailbox Behaviors, you can set it to delete the junk messages after 1 day, 1 week, 1 Month, or never.

I don't use many rules, so not sure why your custom ones do not work.

Owl-53

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Dec 16, 2023 7:50 AM in response to Eric Strausser

Not exactly what you are asking for though an alternative

Mail >> Main Menu >> Mailbox and Erase Junk Mail keyboard combination as per illustration below

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