The Data Usage page shows how much of your mailbox storage you have used and lets you free up space by permanently removing deleted messages. This guide walks through each part of the panel.
Step 1 — Open Settings
Open the user menu by clicking your initials in the top-right corner, then click Settings.
Step 2 — Select Data Usage
Select Data Usage from the left sidebar, under the Account section.
Step 3 — Review your storage usage
Review the Storage Summary section to see how much space your mailbox is using. The Usage bar displays the space used out of your total quota — here, 3 GB — along with the percentage used.
Tip: If your usage is running high, free up space by expunging deleted messages, as shown in the next step.
Step 4 — Expunge deleted messages
Select a folder from the Folder dropdown, then click Expunge Now to reclaim space. Deleted messages otherwise stay in your account and keep counting against your storage until the next automated purge.
Note: Expunging permanently removes deleted messages — they cannot be recovered. Messages you have not deleted are not affected.
Step 5 — Choose which folder to clear
Open the Folder dropdown to set the scope of the cleanup. The options are All folders, Inbox, Spam, Drafts, Sent, and Trash. Select All folders to clear deleted messages everywhere, or pick a single folder to limit the cleanup to that one.
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