Aanusha Ghosh Aanusha-G
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/ emptygmailtrash.js
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November 22, 2025 21:55
Google app script to empty the trash. A time out of 5 minutes is built in to avoid the "Function execution has timed out" error if it runs too long.
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| // ---------------------------- | |
| // --- GLOBAL CONFIGURATION --- | |
| // ---------------------------- | |
| // Define the list of Gmail folders (labels) to be cleaned. | |
| // To specify a custom label that is nested under another, use a forward slash '/'. | |
| const FOLDERS_TO_CLEAN = ["Trash", "Spam", "My Custom Label"]; // <--- CONFIGURE YOUR FOLDERS HERE | |
| // Define a list of email addresses from which to delete messages. | |
| // If this list is empty, the script will delete messages from ALL senders | |
| // found within the FOLDERS_TO_CLEAN. |