Gmail – How to edit SmartLabel filters in Gmail

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I'm using the Gmail labs feature which adds SmartLabels such as "Promotion" and "Social Update" to relevant emails. I would like all SmartLabel emails archived/inbox skipped and all given a label (they can still keep the SmartLabel or not – I don't care). But when I click on "edit" for each SmartLabel filter I get "Invalid search query – returning all mail." Any ideas?

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I found this about.com article helpful for doing just that:

For example, to set up a filter for SmartLabel notifications, use:

label:^smartlabel_notification

then have it skip Inbox, etc.

Note: Gmail will warn you that this won't work for incoming emails but it does indeed work.

about.com for the win (never thought I'd say that)

Note: create a new filter, don't edit the SmartLabel one

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Old question ... but for the record the new Gmail solves this elegantly! Now, when you click 'Edit' on an existing filter, watch it populate the search criteria and display all matching emails. Great unified UX for searching and creating/editing filters.

Gmail – Batch Processing Filters Guide

Gmail's filters are processed immediately after the e-mail arrives in your inbox. You can not use a filter for processing an email inbox yet. What you are looking for is possible with a google script:

function processInbox() {
  var threads = GmailApp.getInboxThreads();
  for (var i = 0; i < threads.length; i++) {
    var th = threads[i];
    if (!th.isUnread() && !th.isImportant() && !th.hasStarredMessages()) {
      th.moveToArchive()
    }
    Utilities.sleep(1000);
  }
}

Drive > new script > past the code > run and autorize > create a trigger for 4/6 hours..

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