- BlackBerry® smartphone
The Delete Prior option removes all the messages on the BlackBerry smartphone prior to and including the date selected.
Email messages are not deleted from the Inbox in your email client when the Delete Prior option is used on the BlackBerry smartphone.
Follow these steps to use the Delete Prior option:
- In the Messages screen on the BlackBerry smartphone, highlight the date from which you want to delete all prior messages.
- Click the Trackwheel/Menu key and select Delete Prior.
- Click Delete. (All messages prior to and including this date are deleted.)
It is also possible to perform a Delete Prior of messages that were located by the Search function. After you search for messages, follow the same steps
The deletion of messages when using this function on the BlackBerry smartphone will not reconcile to your Inbox.
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