Gmail Search – How to Find the Oldest Email

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Just what the title says, how do I find the oldest email in Gmail? I know ho to find the oldest email from a specific person, but I’m interested in finding the oldest email, regardless of the sender or the label/folder it resides in at the moment. How can I do this without manually going through each label?

Best Answer

All Mail includes all the mail.

  1. Click on the All Mail button on the side bar.
  2. Right next to the < > buttons you should see a link 1-100 of xx,xxx → click on the link.
  3. The drop down should give you two choices: newest and oldest; select oldest.
  4. You should now be on the last page.

Note: if the All Mail label isn't on the sidebar, it can be added via: Gear → Setting → Labels → show.

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