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How to better manage your Outlook.com storage limit in 2 ways so it doesn’t fill up too quickly on OneDrive
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Published onNovember 22, 2022
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TheOutlook.com storage limit for free accounts is capped at 15 GB, but if you want more space, you can sign up for aMicrosoft 365subscription to get 50 GB of storage. Microsoft notes that the 50 GB storage space is unavailable to Microsoft 365 Trial subscribers, so they can’t gain access to the increased storage space untilafterthe paid subscription starts.
If you start seeing “Quota Exceeded” or “Mailbox full” messages on Outlook, it might be time to take a look at how much space your emails, attachments, and whatever else is making you reach your Outlook.com storage limit.
Changes to Microsoft 365 cloud storage
Starting February 1, 2023, cloud storage used onMicrosoft 365apps and services will change. This update includes Outlook.com storage (messages and attachments) and certain content found on OneDrive.
This update will not affect your Outlook.com mailbox storage amount, but instead, this might change how much cloud storage you have available on OneDrive. If you fill up your OneDrive, lots of stuff will just stop working until you make more space.
Microsoft details what’s includedin the Microsoft 365 change:
If you’re interested, you can click the links below to check your storage limits:
Check your storage usage on OneDrive
Check your storage usage on Outlook.com
Check your Outlook.com storage limit
To see how much mailbox storage you have used and to delete and clear up your Outlook.com storage space, follow these instructions.
Suppose you are not a Microsoft 365 subscriber. In that case, you may see an option to upgrade to Microsoft 365 to get 50 GB of email storage space along with some other premium Outlook.com benefits.
Permanently delete Outlook.com email
When you delete items fromInbox, Sent,or other folders, items are sent toDeleted Itemsautomatically by default. TheDeleted Itemsfolder’s storage does apply your email storage quota until it is manually emptied or the emails are deleted after 30 days, whichever happens first. Storage Items in theJunkfolder are automatically deleted after 30 days.
So if you have a lot of large attachments quickly filling up your Outlook.com storage, it might be time to think of other ways of reducing your storage, here are some methods you can try.
Reduce storage space with Sweep
You can use theSweepbutton in Outlook.com to remove unwanted emails from your inbox or archive folders. Sweep lets you delete all incoming mail from a particular email address, keeping only the latest message received from that email and deleting any email (from that sender) that is older than 10 days.
To useSweep, choose an email from your Outlook.com account and selectSweep.
Get the best of Outlook.com
Another way to increase sending and storage limits is by upgrading your Outlook.com account with a Microsoft 365 subscription.A paid Microsoft 365 subscriptiongives you advanced email security, an ad-free inbox, 50 GB mailbox per person, larger OneDrive storage, installable Office apps and so much more!
Get a free trial today to try out premiumMicrosoft 365features, including more cloud storage and advanced security features for your data and devices.
How do you manage yourOutlook.comstorage limit? Sound off in the comments below.
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