About a month ago, I realized that I am running out of my Gmail storage limit. Coupla days back, I saw that I have used 99% of the 2GB limit and today I hit the 100% cap. Today, I’m writing this article so others will know what happens when they hit the storage limit on Gmail and to serve the interest of few people who have asked me to let them know what really happens.
The first impact I had when I hit the 100% (used 2,790 MB of my 2,791 MB limit), I can no longer COMPOSE mails. Strangely, some people on the mailing list have reported seeing my post (the one that I cannot send/compose). One of my friend tried to send me a 2 MB mail and it bounced. However, I’ve been receiving text mails from mailing list and I see that my limit is increased by 1 MB even though it is reported as being fully used - 2,792 MB out of the 2,792 MB limit. At this stage, I can no longer save mails. I think I’ve totally exhausted my limit.
I will be deleting the spams and some old mails to regain some space. In the meantime, I would like to request Google to give me more Gmail Storage Space. Google promised Gmail users that — No one will ever need to delete mails!. So, let me not delete my mails, Please give me more Space.
UPDATES
- 2006 Dec 10 — For the records, let me tell you that I’ve been using Gmail since June 11, 2004. I got my Gmail invitation from LordAlex (A Flash Friend) when I blogged that I needed a Gmail account.
- 2006 Dec 10 — This article was submitted & promoted to the front page of Digg on December 10, 2006.
Comments 27
I’d download some of the mail using outlook or thunderbird and compress them. But real neat post. Answered a lot of questions.
Posted 09 Dec 2006 at 9:11 pm ¶And oh, you can just wait for like a few minutes and there’ll be some more space.
PS. That’s some disturbing privacy invasion with the mail screenshots.
Posted 09 Dec 2006 at 9:19 pm ¶You’re so stupid. Host your own mail. GMail is free, they don’t have to give you anything.
Posted 09 Dec 2006 at 11:43 pm ¶Damnn I have used just over 450mb…it updates regulary but not enough for you to recieve emails grrr >.
Posted 09 Dec 2006 at 11:45 pm ¶You do realize that you can move emails to an archive, and then browse for them later. There is an alternative to deleting them.
Posted 09 Dec 2006 at 11:48 pm ¶Don’t be greedy :) Saying you’ll never have to delete any email was obviously a hyperbole to emphasize the huge space you were GIVEN. You got alot for nothing, say thanks, show some appreciation, and delete some mail.
Posted 09 Dec 2006 at 11:52 pm ¶Ya I never delete the 5000spam a day I get. I hope you die slowly in a fire then actually live with all of your body burned and suffer the rest of your life as a cripple.
Posted 09 Dec 2006 at 11:53 pm ¶Why the hell are you bitching about a free service?
Posted 09 Dec 2006 at 11:55 pm ¶@Yeahright: You, sir, are a moron. Do you not see the irony in taking the time (out of your own supposedly busy and fulfilling life) to compose an email telling someone ELSE to get a fucking life?
Posted 09 Dec 2006 at 11:58 pm ¶Why not just save some of your old mail on your local machine by using POP?
Posted 10 Dec 2006 at 12:01 am ¶I would like to specially thank Yeahright, if possible would like to send flowers to you as a gesture of Thanks for such un-constructively appreciative words.
Posted 10 Dec 2006 at 12:01 am ¶Hey Guys, excuse me but none of my mails have big videos or MP3s. They are mostly mailing list subscription and some initial client project requirement attachments (beyond that, I take them on my personal or official account).
Posted 10 Dec 2006 at 12:06 am ¶Gmail is FREE. They don’t ask for a dime.
Posted 10 Dec 2006 at 12:10 am ¶Stop. Bitching.
“I will be deleting the spams”
When Google said nobody would have to delete any mail, they meant the MAIL. if you keep archiving your spam, then god help you.
Posted 10 Dec 2006 at 12:13 am ¶I don’t know dude… I work for IT at a firm in NY and I absolutely hate when people don’t purge unneeded emails… 2+ GB limit is more than sufficient and is great for a free service… here’s an idea… use outlook as your client to access gmail so you can archive the emails to your machine instead of fussing about you email restrictions
Posted 10 Dec 2006 at 12:16 am ¶just download a free mail client like thunderbird or something and pull your email from the service via pop. Burn it to a dvd and you are set to delete everything in your account and still have the rest on dvd as a backup.
Posted 10 Dec 2006 at 12:17 am ¶FFS who cares?
Posted 10 Dec 2006 at 12:18 am ¶Nice article, I hope I never have to test the storage limits of my gmail account!
Posted 10 Dec 2006 at 12:19 am ¶It’s because you use a Mac.
Posted 10 Dec 2006 at 12:19 am ¶I think if you delete the 5000+ Spam messages, it would free up some space.
Posted 10 Dec 2006 at 12:28 am ¶Yes, I deleted my SPAM before I wrote this article and I was able to regain 1% back.
Posted 10 Dec 2006 at 12:32 am ¶jeez 5252 SPAM mail !?and you are complaining about a FREE email service, that GROWS ALL the time, with FREE POP service and you can even have more accounts. and you don’t even bother to delete the spam wich is greatly filtered by google ? you are stupid.
Posted 10 Dec 2006 at 12:55 am ¶wicked
Posted 10 Dec 2006 at 1:00 am ¶hmmmmm i think is has been said by you can just wait and your account will grow!
Posted 10 Dec 2006 at 1:03 am ¶Stop whining dude.Google should have a filter where they block morons like Brajeshwar from signing up a Gmail account
Posted 10 Dec 2006 at 2:13 am ¶Why don’t you daisy chain accounts, create a new one a forward the new traffic to the newly created account, or back up your old stuff there.
Posted 10 Dec 2006 at 2:22 am ¶I agree with the people saying to just download the old e-mails to a local client.
Also, gmail is a FREE service, so google doesn’t have to give you any more space.
I totally understand getting a new e-mail address is very much a pain. Especially having to notify everyone that e-mails you. But you could also make a mailing list only account. Call it braje.lists@gmail or whatever….
Furthermore, I notice that you have a VERY large amount of unread e-mails under certain labels (ex. FlexCoders, FICoders, videoblogging, CSSHTML) If you don’t read them why have them?
And finally, for those people being ass holes, all he wrote was “Please give me more space” There was no demanding space at all. I believe he knows that they don’t HAVE to give him space. But just asking to live up to their “tagline”.
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