Does Unsubscribing From Emails Work?

Method 2: Unsubscribe with Clean Email

Manually unsubscribing from spam emails within your email provider can take hours. Gmail, Yahoo, and other email service providers lack an automated feature to complete this task, which means you have to select each spam message one by one.

The Clean Email app instead uses a high-end algorithm to intelligently bundle related emails, including those sent by spam senders. This safe unsubscribe method allows you to easily manage email subscriptions in bulk and stop spam.

You can use three tools: Unsubscriber, Auto Clean, and Screener.

Using Unsubscriber

The Unsubscriber tool automatically sorts all subscription-based messages by the date you receive them, so the most recent ones will be at the top. For each message, you can choose to Keep Receiving, Unsubscribe, or apply another action such as Pause or Keep Newest.

With this tool, you don’t have to open the unsolicited message and risk clicking a fake unsubscribe link. You can also safely unsubscribe from emails without an unsubscribe link.

1. Sign in to Clean Email with your email account.
2. Click Unsubscriber in the left menu bar to open the tool.
3. Look for the spam messages and click the Unsubscribe option.

💡 Note: You can select multiple senders and unsubscribe in bulk, or even click Select All to opt out of all subscriptions you have at once.

4. Clean Email will send an unsubscribe request and move all new and existing messages to your Trash folder.
5. You can empty the Trash folder to permanently delete the messages. Some email providers will automatically delete messages in Trash after 30 days or sooner.

Using Auto Clean

You can use Auto Clean to block individual senders, multiple senders, or even entire domains. This is great when senders don’t respect the unsubscribe request and keep sending you messages from other email accounts.

Blocking a sender also stops their messages from coming if there’s no unsubscribe button.

1. Launch Auto Clean from the left-hand menu.
2. Click the + (plus) icon at the top, or the Create Rule button if you are about to create your first rule.
3. It will open a pop-up where you can set a new rule.
4. Give your rule a name and create your rule by choosing the right drop-down options.
   • To block a specific sender: Select Any Sender or recipients and enter their email addresses.
   • To block a specific domain: Select Sender Domain and type their domain to generate a list of suggestions. Make sure to choose the domain from the suggestions.

1. Choose the action to apply to messages within the rule. You can opt to move messages directly to Trash or mark them as spam.

There’s another way to create rules right from your inbox.

1. Sign in to Clean Email with your account.
2. Select All Mail or Inbox from the left sidebar.
3. Click the empty checkbox next to the message group of spam emails.
4. Choose the Create Rule button from the action toolbar.
5. Under Apply Action, choose Mark as Spam and click Create Rule.

The rule is now set and you can choose it within your Auto Clean dashboard to automatically clear spam.

Using Screener

With the Screener tool, Clean Email intercepts all incoming messages that come from new senders. These messages are quarantined for your review instead of going straight to your inbox.

Enabling Screener will catch any unsolicited emails and ensure you receive messages only from trusted individuals or websites.

1. Enable Screener by clicking the Enable Screener button or toggling the switch at the top left corner of the Screener window.
2. A pop-up appears explaining the effects of using Screener. Confirm that you understand the feature by toggling I understand. Click Continue.
3. Review the Settings and choose which email types you want to screen or allow. Click Enable Screener to confirm the desired settings.

When there are new senders for review, the Screener button on the navigation menu will show the number of pending senders.

1. Click the button to open the Screener page.
2. Review the list of new senders.
3. Click Allow to have their messages delivered to your inbox.
4. Click Block to stop incoming and future messages and move them to Trash.

If you’re unsure about the sender, you can safely preview their messages from within the Screener tool. Just click any sender to open the preview pane and decide if their message is spam or legitimate.

Improve Your Email Management with Clean Email

If you’re still getting emails after unsubscribing, you may be wondering—does the unsubscribe button work? A cluttered inbox prevents productivity and makes important messages harder to find.

Clean Email does more than help you unsubscribe from emails. It helps you achieve a zero inbox with better inbox management.

You can take advantage of Smart Folders, which are predefined filters that organize your emails into categories like Online Shopping, Social Notifications, and more. By using Smart Folders, you can quickly find important emails and get rid of unwanted bulk messages at once.

You also get personalized Cleaning Suggestions, which are quick actions based on similar messages you’ve previously cleaned or based on messages frequently cleaned by other users. This is a great way to delete old emails and archive messages you don’t need so your primary inbox becomes less cluttered.

If you’re constantly worried about security incidents and data breaches, Clean Email’s Privacy Monitor feature alerts you when such incidents occur so you can change your password and enable multi-factor authentication.

Clean Email is committed to your security and privacy and operates a transparent business. Your data is yours and will never be shared or sold. The app also works with any mobile device so you can use it anywhere and with any email service provider.