Email Cleanup Tool

This Python application utilizes the Gmail API to automate the deletion of emails. It deletes emails from a specific date and removes unread emails that have been in the inbox for more than a week. The tool is designed to help manage your inbox by automatically cleaning up old and unwanted emails.

Features

• Delete Emails by Date: Removes emails older than a specified cutoff date.
• Delete Unread Emails: Automatically deletes unread emails that are older than seven days.
• Gmail API Integration: Utilizes Google's Gmail API for accessing and managing your email.
• Automation: Can be configured to run automatically using CronTab (on Unix-like systems).

Requirements

• Python 3.6 or higher
• google-auth, google-auth-oauthlib, and google-api-python-client libraries
• Access to a Gmail account for API interaction
• crontab for scheduling (optional)

Installation

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/zainabimran94/Email-cleaner.git
   cd python

2. Install dependencies: You can install the required libraries using pip: pip install --upgrade google-auth google-auth-oauthlib google-api-python-client
3. Set Up Google API Credentials: 1: Go to the Google Cloud Console. 2: Create a new project and enable the Gmail API. 3: Create OAuth 2.0 credentials and download the client_secret.json file. 4: Place the client_secret.json file in the same directory as your script.
4. Run the Application: python3 hello.py

Usage

1: The script will automatically delete emails before the specified cutoff date and remove unread emails older than seven days. 2: Customize the cutoff_date in the delete_old_emails function to change the threshold for deleting old emails.