How to Permanently Block Someone From Emailing Me

Keeping your inbox clean is essential for productivity. It can help keep a steady workflow and prevent up to 40% of your time being consumed by task switching. However, it’s not always easy to keep your inbox clutter-free – especially if you’re constantly receiving unwanted emails.

Luckily, you can permanently block someone from emailing you with just a few clicks. The process works on most email platforms, including Gmail, Apple Mail, and Outlook.

If you want to permanently block an email address, you need to create a rule that automatically deletes any incoming emails from the sender whenever they hit your inbox. This will ensure that all future emails from that address go to your Spam folder and won’t make it into your inbox.

In addition to deleting any incoming emails from the email address you want to block, these rules also remove any attachments or links that may be contained in those messages. This will eliminate any additional clutter in your inbox and help you focus on the most important messages from that contact.

You can also block people from sending you messages by adding them to your list of Blocked Senders, if you’re using an email client like MacOS or Outlook. This will prevent those messages from making it to your inbox and move them directly to the Junk Email or End-User Quarantine folder if enabled by your administrator.

How to Permanently Block an Email from a Company or Individual

If you’ve received an unwanted email from a company or individual that you no longer want to receive promotional emails from, you can block them with just a few clicks. The easiest way to do this is to create a rule that immediately deletes any incoming email from the address you want to block.

To do this, open the mail from the contact you want to block and tap the arrow button next to their name in the message header. A blocked icon will appear next to their name, and a confirmation message will pop up to let you know that you’ve successfully blocked them.

This will prevent you from getting any emails from that contact, and future messages from that person will be sent to your Junk Email or End-User Querantine folder if you’re using an email client or webmail app.

Alternatively, you can choose to unblock the email from your Blocked Senders list by selecting the contact and clicking Unblock in the list. You can also do a mass unblock by selecting several or all of the email addresses from your list and clicking Unblock.

How to Block a Gmail User on iOS

To permanently block someone from emailing you, you need to use the Gmail application on your device. If you’re on an iPhone or iPad, simply launch the Gmail app and find the contact you want to block in the messages list.

Then, click on the three horizontal dots menu next to the Reply button and select Block. You’ll need to confirm that you’ve successfully blocked the contact, so be sure you’re using a valid email address and don’t accidentally block the wrong person.