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8 Feb 2017, 01:40 AM | #1 |
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Join Date: Feb 2011
Posts: 94
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Storage full - how to easily go through?
I'm at 94% storage, but I'm not sure the best/most efficient use of my time in starting to clear this. Is it email attachments? Number of emails? Files I have in WEBDAV?
Do I have to go through every one of my 30 mail folders and sort by size and delete/detach attachments, which is a colossal waste of time? IS there even a detachment available in the new interface? Basically, could I have a pie chart or some kind of breakdown of what are actionable next steps to get my storage down below 90%? I am using the classic interface but happy to do this through the new one if that is easier (or doable). Thank you. |
8 Feb 2017, 02:40 AM | #2 |
Essential Contributor
Join Date: Dec 2009
Posts: 243
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Maybe Settings --> Folders --> Quota usage (at the end of the page) might help you.
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8 Feb 2017, 08:52 AM | #3 |
Master of the @
Join Date: Feb 2017
Location: USA
Posts: 1,749
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Haven't done this with FM, but in Gmail or Outlook what I usually do is just start with my current Inbox and go through the first 50 or so emails. If I see something that is likely just promotional, like from Best Buy, I will then search for all of them and delete them. Move on to the next one, repeat. In an hour or two I can usually get rid of gigabytes that way. One advantage of leaving everything in the Inbox with no sorting. Frankly, I gave up on sorting my personal email into folders years ago since search works much faster. Labels can be used for the few things that must be archived or identified.
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8 Feb 2017, 09:19 AM | #4 |
The "e" in e-mail
Join Date: May 2003
Location: mostly in Thailand
Posts: 3,095
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You can do a global search for all messages greater than a particular size that have attachments, and then delete the attachments from each message if you think you will no longer need them. The attachment is replaced by a placeholder that tells you which attachment used to be there.
Let us know if you cannot figure out the details, and I will elaborate. |
8 Feb 2017, 01:29 PM | #5 |
Intergalactic Postmaster
Join Date: May 2004
Location: Irving, Texas
Posts: 8,929
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Many tools are available for dealing with large messages
As you can see, there are various things you can try. There are two storage quotas for each account:
Bill |