Yahoo Mail Users Must Take Action Before August 27th
In today's digital age, maintaining a clean and organised email inbox is more important than ever. Yahoo Mail users, in particular, are facing a challenge as the platform has recently notified users with overflowing inboxes that their storage has exceeded the free limit. Here's a guide on how to manage your Yahoo Mail storage effectively.
Check Your Current Storage Usage
Before taking any action, it's essential to know your current storage status. Log in to Yahoo Mail on your desktop browser, click the gear icon (Settings), and select "More Settings." You'll find the current storage usage displayed at the bottom left of the settings panel.
Emptying Trash and Spam Folders
Deleted emails remain in the Trash and continue using storage until permanently deleted. Similarly, Spam often contains large junk emails that can be removed for space. To empty the Trash in the Yahoo Mail app, tap the menu icon, tap Trash, tap the three dots, select "Empty folder," and confirm deletion. In the desktop version, click "Empty Trash" at the top of the Trash folder and confirm the action. For the desktop version's Spam folder, click "Delete all spam messages" at the top of the Spam folder and confirm the action.
Deleting Large Emails
Searching for emails over a certain size can help manage storage. In Yahoo Mail, you can search with "size:10M" to find emails over 10 MB and remove those you no longer need.
Removing Old Emails
Old emails, such as outdated newsletters or old confirmations, can also take up valuable storage space. Use search filters like "older_than:2y" to remove emails that are more than two years old.
Auto-Forwarding Emails
Another option to reduce storage is to set up auto-forwarding in Yahoo Mail. This feature allows you to forward important emails to another email address. You can choose whether to "Store and forward" (keeps a copy in Yahoo Mail) or "Forward only" (removes the message from Yahoo after forwarding).
Protecting Your Inbox
In addition to managing your storage, it's crucial to protect your inbox from potential threats. Install strong antivirus software on all your devices and consider switching to a more modern provider that offers better value and enhanced privacy features.
Additional Tools
For easier management, tools like Clean Email can help organise, bulk delete, and unsubscribe to maintain your inbox within the 20 GB limit effectively.
Remember, if you reach the storage limit, you will not be able to send or receive new emails until you free up space or upgrade your storage plan. So, don't wait until your inbox locks you out. Act now, and keep your Yahoo Mail inbox tidy and secure.
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- After knowing your current storage usage, employ various methods to manage your Yahoo Mail storage effectively, such as emptying Trash and Spam folders, deleting large emails, removing old emails, and using auto-forwarding.
- By emptying the Trash in the Yahoo Mail app, you can free up storage space, while deleting all spam messages in the desktop version's Spam folder will also help.
- Searching for emails over a certain size can aid in managing storage, with the search term "size:10M" used to find emails over 10 MB.
- Using filters like "older_than:2y" enables you to remove emails that are more than two years old, freeing up valuable storage space.
- To reduce storage and protect your inbox from potential threats, consider using strong antivirus software, installing it on all devices, and opting for a more modern email provider offering enhanced privacy features. Additionally, utilizing tools like Clean Email can assist in organising, bulk deleting, and unsubscribing to maintain your inbox within the storage limit.
