Leave Me Alone Help
  • Introduction
  • Start here
    • How to connect your email account
    • How to unsubscribe from an email
    • How to add an email to your Rollup
    • How to keep an email in your inbox
    • How to block emails from your inbox
  • Setup Guides
    • How to connect a Gmail account
    • How to connect an Outlook account
    • How to connect an iCloud Mail account
    • How to connect a Yahoo Mail account
    • How to connect an AOL Mail account
    • How to connect a Fastmail account
    • How to connect any email account with IMAP
  • Using Leave Me Alone
    • How to search, sort, and filter your mail
    • How to create and use Rollups
      • Shielded emails
      • Exporting sender data
      • Troubleshooting
    • How to use Inbox Shield
      • Screener
      • Blocklists
        • The Unsubscribe Blocklist
        • The Custom Blocklist
        • The Social Media Blocklist
        • The Spam Blocklist
        • The Cold Emails Blocklist
      • Priority Senders
      • Do Not Disturb
  • Account & Billing
    • How to upgrade, downgrade or cancel your plan
    • How to delete your account
  • Advanced Usage
    • Import senders
  • Having problems?
    • FAQ
    • Troubleshooting
  • Misc
    • Cookies
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  • How does Inbox Shield work?
  • How do I enable Inbox Shield?
  • Can I still see blocked emails in my mailbox?
  • What happens to my blocklists if I disable Shield or deactivate my account?

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  1. Using Leave Me Alone

How to use Inbox Shield

What is Shield and how can it help me be more productive?

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Inbox Shield is a way to reduce the number of emails that are hitting your inbox so that you can lower distractions and be more productive.

How does Inbox Shield work?

When you enable Shield we'll start monitoring your inbox for new emails. If a new email matches a sender on one of your Shield Blocklists, then we move it instantly to a hidden folder so that it skips your inbox.

How do I enable Inbox Shield?

Can I still see blocked emails in my mailbox?

Yes you can still see the emails in the _lma-shield folder in your email client. These emails will always be in your mail client even if you disable Shields or deactivate your Leave Me Alone account.

What happens to my blocklists if I disable Shield or deactivate my account?

If you disable Shield we immediately stop monitoring your inbox and stop blocking any emails. You can still edit your Blocklists but they will be inactive until you enable Shield again.

If you deactivate your Leave Me Alone account we immediately stop monitoring your inbox and delete all of your account data including all of your Blocklists.

Visit the and click the "Shields Up" toggle.

Shield Dashboard
The Shield dashboard
Where to find emails blocked by Leave Me Alone Shield in Gmail.