Avoid Purging Thousands of Emails With This Gmail Trick to Free Up Space
I was able to reclaim 15GB of Gmail space by using this handy method. Gmail's 15GB limit doesn't have to hold you hostage.
When I created my Gmail account in the 2000s, I didn't think I would ever fill up my inbox. That seemed especially true after Google increased the amount of free Gmail storage to 15GB in 2013.
But fast forward to 2025 and I'm receiving more email than ever. File sizes have increased over time and I haven't been clearing those dozens of unwanted messages I get every week.
Before I knew it, my inbox was full. I didn't want to go through my emails one by one and I definitely didn't want to pay for more storage.
I didn't have to: I found a way to clear out massive amounts of storage in minutes, and I didn't lose a single important email in the process.
All I had to do was create a second Gmail account to store all of my current messages.
Author's summary: Reclaim Gmail space with a simple trick.