How To Email & Messaging How to Delete an Individual Email Message in Gmail Removing one message from a conversation Share Pin Email Print erhui1979/Getty Images Email & Messaging Tips & Tricks Gmail Tips & Tricks Yahoo Tips & Tricks Outlook Tips & Tricks Basics Guides & Tutorials Installing & Upgrading Key Concepts VoIP by Heinz Tschabitscher An independent writer who has reviewed hundreds of email programs and services since 1997. Updated January 18, 2019 Gmail thinks in conversations. This is great as it lets you see each message in its context with precursors and follow-ups. This is also great as it lets you trash entire conversations with but a click (on the Delete icon). Delete the Message, Keep the Conversation Sometimes, however, deleting entire conversations in one swoop may not be what you want. What if there's a particular message that is really not worthy of belonging to that conversation? What if Gmail has lumped together messages that don't go together well, some of them ripe for deletion? Delete an Individual Email Message in Gmail To delete just one message (even from a conversation) in Gmail: Open the conversation that contains the message you want to delete.Expand the desired message if you cannot yet see it.Click the down (More) arrow next to the reply button in the message's title bar.If you see no Reply and no arrow, click More Options.Select Delete this message from the menu that comes up. Continue Reading