To free up space in Gmail, the main strategies include deleting emails with
large attachments, removing old or unnecessary emails, and emptying the Trash
and Spam folders. Use Gmail’s search feature to find emails larger than a
certain size (e.g., larger:10M), then select and delete them. After
deleting, empty the Trash to permanently free up storage. Additionally,
consider deleting emails from categories like Social and Promotions, and use
Gmail cleanup tools or third-party apps like Clean Email to automate the
process more efficiently. Files in Google Drive and Google Photos also share
your storage limit, so cleaning those up can help too.
Detailed Steps to Free Up Gmail Space
- Use Gmail search with filters such as
larger:10Mto find and delete emails with large attachments. - Delete old emails, especially those older than a few years or months.
- Empty the Trash folder by clicking "Empty Trash now" to ensure permanent deletion and space freeing.
- Clear out the Spam folder regularly.
- Delete emails from categories like Social and Promotions that often accumulate a lot of unnecessary data.
- Use Google One Storage Manager to see overall storage usage across Gmail, Drive, and Photos, and delete files in bulk.
- Use third-party Gmail cleaning tools like Clean Email for fast mass cleanup and auto-clean rules.
- Remember that archiving emails does NOT free up space; you must delete emails to reduce storage use.
These measures combined will help reclaim Gmail storage space effectively.
