# Delete archived mail from your domain

To clear archived mail, open Admin console › Manage Domain(s) › your domain › Domain Cleaner and click the Archived Domain Cleaner tab. Leave Email Address blank for all users, pick From Date and To Date, click Cleanup Archived Emails and confirm with Yes, Proceed. The job cannot be stopped or undone.

## How to delete archived mail from your domain

1. Open **Manage Domain(s)**, expand your domain and click **Domain Cleaner**.
2. Click the **Archived Domain Cleaner** tab.
3. Pick **From Date** and **To Date**. For one user, type the **Email Address**, click the search icon and choose the folders.
4. Optionally fill **Subject** and choose **Mark as**.
5. Click **Cleanup Archived Emails**, read the count in the box and click **Yes, Proceed**.

The form is the same as on the **Live Domain Cleaner** tab, except that it has no retention policy option and its button is **Cleanup Archived Emails**.

## Options

| Option | What it does |
|---|---|
| **Domain** | Your domain. It is fixed and cannot be changed. |
| **Email Address** | One user's address. Leave it blank to clean the archive of every user. Click the search icon beside it to check the address and load that user's folders. |
| **Select Folder(s)** | Appears after you check an address. Choose one or more folders, or **Select All**. At least one is required. |
| **From Date** / **To Date** | The period of archived mail to delete, in day-month-year form. Future dates are refused, and From Date cannot be after To Date. |
| **Subject** | Deletes only mail with this subject. |
| **Mark as** | **All**, **Read** or **Unread** mail. |
| **Cleanup Archived Emails** | Counts the matching archived mail and opens the confirmation. |

## The confirmation

The box says how many archived mails will be deleted permanently and for whom, and that the process cannot be stopped or undone. Click **Yes, Proceed** to start. If nothing matches, it says there is no archive mail to delete. When the job is running you see **Process Started Successfully** and you get an email when it finishes.

## Example

> acme.in keeps archived mail for audits. After the audit closes, Anita removes all archived mail of 2019 for every user. She sets **From Date** and **To Date** to cover that year, leaves **Email Address** blank and clicks **Cleanup Archived Emails**.

## Good to know

<div class="callout limit"><div><b>This cannot be undone.</b> Archived mail is deleted permanently. Check your retention and audit needs before you start.</div></div>

- Only your own domain can be cleaned.
- You are notified by email once the cleaning finishes.

## Common questions

**Can I get archived mail back after cleaning?**

No. Archived mail is deleted permanently and the job cannot be stopped once it starts.

**What is the difference from the Live Domain Cleaner?**

The Live Domain Cleaner works on the mail in users' mailboxes. This tab works on mail that has already been archived.


Source: https://docs.xgenplus.com/admin/archived-domain-cleaner/