Google Gmail is a well-known email platform that allows users to send and receive emails, store files, and utilize a number of inbox management features. Many of us have experienced storage problems with our Gmail accounts. Our Gmail accounts have periodically been notified that the storage is full and that we must delete emails in order to get new ones. Google offers users 15GB of free storage in total, which can be used to store files from Drive, emails, WhatsApp backups, and other services. Filling the 15GB on an Android phone is very simple.
Therefore, if you’ve reached this limit and need to clear some space in Gmail, this article will show you how to do it. After that, you can continue receiving emails until the inbox is full once more. Let’s just get started.
What causes Gmail’s storage to fill up?
There are many reasons why Gmail storage can fill up, including:
- Large Attachments
- Spam and trash
- Archived Emails
- Synced Data
Users must thoroughly clean up their accounts by deleting irrelevant emails and attachments, saving important emails rather than deleting them, and routinely emptying their spam and trash folders in order to prevent their Gmail storage from filling up. Users who need more space for their Gmail account can also purchase extra storage from Google.
Here are some ways to clear your Gmail storage
Delete any emails with large attachments (10m mail)
The easiest way to deal with a full Gmail box is frequently by deleting large messages! How to locate messages with attachments bigger than 10MB is given here:
- open a browser window and log into Gmail.
- The type has into the search box: a file that is 10M in size and valid
- Deleted mailboxes should be checked.
- To delete something, click the trash icon.
Delete all messages from the past (several years)
Here is another method for reducing Gmail’s storage needs. How to track down messages that are older than three years is as follows:
- open a browser window and log into Gmail.
- Type older than:3y into the search bar and click “validate”
- Check the boxes next to the emails you want to delete.
- To delete something, click the trash icon.
Take spam out of your Gmail account
Although you shouldn’t benefit much from this advice, you might as well use it!
Select every message in your spam folder, then delete it. However, you should be aware that Gmail deletes them on its own after 30 days.
Take out the trash
Your storage space will become crowded if you consistently leave too many emails in the trash without deleting them. They do get deleted after 30 days, but you should already clean out your Gmail trash.
Your Gmail inbox needs cleaning
Starting with your inbox might be a good idea. Search through your emails, mark a few boxes, and then select the trash icon.
Use many Gmail accounts to increase your storage space
Sure, it’s possible, but it might make your life more difficult since you’ll need to keep track of which Google account you’re using with each Google app and where your documents are kept.
Completely cleanse your Gmail inbox
Do this only if you are absolutely certain of yourself! Although it’s probably not a good idea, you can delete all of your Gmail messages at once if necessary.
Buy Gmail space
You can subscribe to get a much larger storage space if none of these options suffice. Pick the Google One plan that’s right for you:
Basic 100GB plan for $1.99 per month or $19.99 per year
The standard 200GB plan costs €2.99/month or €29.99/year
Premium 2TB plan ($9.99/month or $99/year)
This Google One subscription’s storage space will be used for Gmail, Google Photos, and Google Drive in addition to other services, as previously mentioned.
