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TreasonousBastard

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14. Mine do. I suppose there's a setting somewhere, but I haven't found it. In some ways it's doing you

Fri Oct 16, 2020, 06:10 PM

Oct 2020

a favor, but some favors I'm not sure I want.

71,000 ads? The pictures in most ads now aren't embedded in the email. Just a link that gets opened if you open the email. Kinda like the way pix are displayed here on DU. Saves a lot of bandwidth that way.

Didn't you say she emails herself stuff? That could mean some of the stuff is duplicated in the storage.

Go through the steps here https://support.google.com/googleone/answer/9776477 and see if it helps. Good general information there, too. And you don't have to upgrade to read it.

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Quick question about gmail storage space [View all] SheltieLover Oct 2020 OP

Does she save everything? I know on my gmail account trash is dumped after 30 days. nt mitch96 Oct 2020 #1

From what I gather, yes SheltieLover Oct 2020 #3

I don't think there's a way to show the space used by each individual message... MissLilyBart Oct 2020 #5

My solution is probably too easy for most people Binkie The Clown Oct 2020 #2

Thank you SheltieLover Oct 2020 #4

"If there's some content I really must keep, I'll copy/paste it into a text file" mitch96 Oct 2020 #8

How would she save on cloud? SheltieLover Oct 2020 #9

I think it depends on which OS she is using and then if it's the google cloud, apple cloud etc. mitch96 Oct 2020 #11

Ok ty! SheltieLover Oct 2020 #13

everything counts. Voltaire2 Oct 2020 #6

Thank you SheltieLover Oct 2020 #10

Wow! She used up 16GB? OK, that's entirely possible, but there are several simple answers... TreasonousBastard Oct 2020 #7

So all phone pix go automatically to google? SheltieLover Oct 2020 #12

Mine do. I suppose there's a setting somewhere, but I haven't found it. In some ways it's doing you TreasonousBastard Oct 2020 #14

Tyvm! SheltieLover Oct 2020 #15

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