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from:george
to:martha
subject:dinner
ORFrom:george OR from:martha
label:Adverts
has:attachment
“exact phrase”
in:anywhereAnywhere in gmail
in:inbox
in:trash
in:spam
in:sent
is:starred
is:unread
is:read
after:2004/04/16
before:2004/04/16		Msgs sent after midnight 4/16/2004 and before the start of 4/18/2004
newer_than:2d
older_than		newer_than:2d means, Messages sent within the last 2 days
d (day), m (month), y (year)
size:10MAll messages of at least 10MB in size
+unicornFinds words matching unicorn exactly – not different forms like “unicorns” or misspelled “unicron”

Examples

in:adverts older_than:10dall mail in the “adverts” folder older than 10 days
from:costco@online.costco.com size:5Mall mail from that address 5MB or larger in size
  • Last modified: 2020.05.01 10:58
  • by smismi7