How to mute annoying email threads in Gmail

March 27, 2013

The Reply All button is a fickle mistress. It's useful for communicating with a group, but it can be often abused, filling your inbox with a chain of inane responses that you just don't need to see. No matter how many times you delete these messages from your inbox, the next message in the chain will make it all come flashing back. For users of Gmail, there's a quick response that doesn't require you to mark the email as spam or threaten the emailers with bodily harm. Yes, Gmail makes it easy to mute specific email threads and keep them out of your inbox. Sometimes you don't want to be a part of the conversation. If you're accessing the Web version of Gmail, simply locate the offending email or email thread, click on the More button on the top toolbar, and select Mute from the drop down menu. The email will be removed from your Inbox and further replies to that thread will be hidden. The message will pop back into your mailbox, but only if someone in the thread emails you directly. And don't worry, Muted emails aren't actually gone: If it turns out that a boring thread got interesting later on, you can still read it by going to the All Mail section of Gmail. To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here

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