How do I mass delete LinkedIn notifications?

LinkedIn notifications can quickly pile up, cluttering your inbox and making it difficult to find important messages. While you can delete notifications one by one, LinkedIn doesn’t make it easy to mass delete or clear all notifications at once. However, with a few simple tricks, you can quickly get rid of multiple LinkedIn notifications in just a few clicks.

Why You Might Want to Mass Delete LinkedIn Notifications

Here are some common reasons why you may want to mass delete or clear a lot of LinkedIn notifications at once:

• Your notifications have gotten out of control and you want to start fresh. LinkedIn doesn’t limit how many notifications you can receive, so it’s easy to end up with hundreds or even thousands of unseen messages.
• You’re getting too many notifications that aren’t relevant. LinkedIn notifications can include messages about new connections, content your connections shared, LinkedIn suggestions, and more. You may want to clear away notifications that aren’t useful to you.
• You want to clean up and organize your inbox. It can be satisfying to mass delete lots of unnecessary notifications and bring your inbox back to zero.
• Old notifications make it hard to find recent messages. When you have a cluttered inbox, you may miss important updates because you have to dig through so many old, irrelevant notifications.
• You want a fresh start. Maybe you’ve taken a break from LinkedIn for a while and want to wipe the slate clean upon your return.

Whatever your reason, mass deleting LinkedIn notifications can help you regain control of your inbox and focus on the messages that matter most to you.

How to Bulk Delete LinkedIn Notifications

While LinkedIn doesn’t have a built-in “select all” or “mark all as read” option for notifications, you can still delete notifications in bulk with these tips:

Use LinkedIn’s Bookmark Tool

The easiest way to mass delete LinkedIn notifications is by using LinkedIn’s Bookmark tool:

1. Go to the Notifications page in LinkedIn and click “Bookmarks” at the top.
2. Click the checkbox next to “Bookmark all items on this page.” This will bookmark all notifications currently displayed on that page.
3. Once the bookmarks are added, select “View bookmarks” at the top of the page. You’ll see a list of all your bookmarked notifications.
4. Click the checkbox at the top to “Select all” bookmarks on that page. Then click “Delete bookmarks” to delete all selected notifications.
5. Repeat this process for any additional pages of bookmarks. LinkedIn displays up to 100 bookmarks per page, so you may need to visit a few bookmark pages to clear all notifications.

This bookmark method allows you to mass select and delete up to 100 notifications at a time. It takes a few extra clicks, but is the easiest way to bulk delete LinkedIn messages.

Use Keyboard Shortcuts

You can also use keyboard shortcuts to quickly select and delete notifications:

• Press the Shift key and click the first and last notification to select a range.
• Or press Ctrl/Command and click to select multiple individual notifications.
• Once your desired notifications are selected, press the Delete key to delete them.

However, you can only select up to 20 notifications at once this way. So keyboard shortcuts work best for deleting a handful of messages quickly.

Try a Third-Party Tool

If you want to mass delete hundreds or thousands of LinkedIn notifications at once, a third-party tool may be necessary. Here are some options:

• Social Book Post Manager – This Chrome extension allows you to select a date range and delete all LinkedIn notifications received during that period.
• LinkedIn Cleaner – This app can delete all your LinkedIn notifications with one click. The free version limits you to cleaning 500 messages per month.
• Super Clear for LinkedIn – This service starts at $12/month but offers advanced filtering so you can permanently delete old, irrelevant notifications in bulk.

Research any third-party tools carefully before installing and check reviews to verify reliability. But they can provide more robust LinkedIn notification cleaning compared to LinkedIn’s own limited tools.

How to Prevent LinkedIn Notification Buildup

Once you’ve done a mass deletion, you probably want to avoid ending up with thousands of notifications again. Here are some tips to keep your LinkedIn notifications under control going forward:

• Adjust your notification settings – In Settings & Privacy, customize which notifications you receive and how often.
• Reduce email notifications – Limit email updates to only the most important notifications.
• Review notifications regularly – Check your LinkedIn inbox daily or weekly to delete any irrelevant messages.
• Unfollow irrelevant connections – You can stop getting notifications from people who clutter your feed.
• Organize your inbox – Use bookmarks to tag important updates you want to revisit later.

Curating your notifications and turning off unneeded updates will prevent your inbox from getting overloaded again. But periodic mass deletions can still provide a thorough clearing out.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is there a limit to how many LinkedIn notifications I can delete at once?

LinkedIn does not have a built-in limit for how many notifications you can delete at one time. However, its tools make it difficult to mass delete more than 100 notifications at once. Third-party apps offer more robust bulk deletion capabilities.

What happens when I mass delete LinkedIn notifications?

The notifications will be permanently deleted from your inbox and archives. Mass deleting clears them out completely so they don’t clutter up your messages. Important updates you delete will be gone for good.

Can I recover deleted LinkedIn notifications?

Unfortunately, no. When you mass delete LinkedIn notifications either manually or using a third-party app, they are permanently erased and cannot be recovered. So be sure you want to delete any important messages before clearing them out.

Will mass deleting notifications affect my LinkedIn profile?

No, mass deleting notifications will not have any impact on your LinkedIn profile itself. It will only remove messages from your inbox. Your profile content and data will remain intact.

Could mass deleting notifications cause LinkedIn to ban my account?

It’s highly unlikely. While LinkedIn may ban accounts for spam or abusive behavior, simply cleaning out your own inbox, even in bulk, does not violate LinkedIn’s terms of service. Mass deleting your own notifications is perfectly allowed.

Conclusion

Although LinkedIn lacks a true “select all” option, you can still mass delete notifications using bookmarks, keyboard shortcuts, or third-party tools. Just be careful not to inadvertently delete important messages you want to keep.

Keeping your LinkedIn notifications under control will help you stay productive and make it easier to find the updates that matter most. Just be sure to adjust your settings to prevent notifications from getting out of hand again.

With a little regular maintenance, you can enjoy a clean, clutter-free LinkedIn inbox.