Google also includes Google Photos in the 15GB of free storage it gives its users. Tap Delete all spam messages now or Empty spam now.ĭon't let spam bog down your Gmail. Tap the hamburger icon in the top-left corner of the screen next to Search in mail.Ĥ. Open the Gmail app and log in to your account.Ģ. Here's how to empty your spam folder in the mobile app:ġ. In your Spam folder, click Delete all spam messages now. If you don't see Spam, click More, and Spam should be in the expanded menu.ģ. Once you're logged in, click Spam on the left side of the screen. Here's how to empty your spam folder on your desktop:Ģ. Emptying your spam folder (or your social or promotions folders) is an easy way to make space. It's easy to forget about emptying your spam folder, and it can double the amount of data your Gmail account uses. Note that once a file goes to Trash, it'll automatically delete after 30 days. Tap the hamburger icon in the top-left corner of the screen next to Search in mail. Tap < in the top-left corner of your screen.Ħ. Tap the trash bin icon in the top-right corner of your screen.ĥ. You can use this format to filter by other size files too, not just 10MB files.ģ. This will show you all emails that have attachments larger than 10MB, from largest to smallest. Type has:attachment larger:10MB into the search bar and hit Search. Open your Gmail app and log in to your account.Ģ.

Here's how to arrange and delete files by size in the Gmail app:ġ. Once in Trash, click Empty trash now at the top of the screen. If you don't see Trash, click More, and Trash should be in the expanded menu.ĥ.

Click Trash on the left side of the screen to go to the Trash menu. Check the boxes to the left of each email you want to delete, then click the Trash icon in the top-right corner of the screen.Ĥ. You can use this format to filter by other size files, not just 10MB files.ģ.

James Martin/CNET You can also arrange and delete files by size in Gmail on the desktop. Whether you need to more space, or just to keep your Gmail tidy, it's easy to make room for storage in the service.

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