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Arranging Gmail inbox by size?

  • 18-03-2007 6:14pm
    #1
    radiospan
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,353 ✭✭✭


    I want to clear out my Gmail inbox, especially the large attachments.

    Any tips on the best way of doing this? I can't find an option to arrange emails or attachments by size.


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  • #2
    ethernet
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,568 ✭✭✭ethernet


    Log in, open the 'All Mail' view.

    At the top of the screen, click 'Create a Filter'. Tick 'Has attachment' and enter any other criteria you want. Now click 'Next step'. You may then select all by clicking the 'All' hyperlink in the orange border around this selection. Now delete to your heart's content.

    Out of curiousity, how much of your space are you using? I'm using 11 MB [0%]!


  • #3
    radiospan
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,353 ✭✭✭radiospan


    Yeah, that's the only way I can find, but I have "hundreds" of emails with attachments. Some of them are important.

    My Gmail says: "You are currently using 1433 MB (50%) of your 2829 MB."

    I'm sure it's just a few emails with very big attachments taking up most of that space. I can't see any way to figure out which ones, without wading through hundreds of emails with attachments.


  • #4
    renedescartes
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 59 ✭✭renedescartes


    Hi Lads,
    I am having difficulty logging on to Gmail this morning....any of you having trouble?


  • #5
    BostonB
    Closed Accounts Posts: 18,056 ✭✭✭✭BostonB


    renedescartes wrote:
    Hi Lads,
    I am having difficulty logging on to Gmail this morning....any of you having trouble?

    I'm not.


  • #6
    xebec
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,311 ✭✭✭xebec


    No problems for me either. Any time they do have problems it usually only lasts for a short time.


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  • #7
    ethernet
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,568 ✭✭✭ethernet


    plazzTT wrote:
    Yeah, that's the only way I can find, but I have "hundreds" of emails with attachments. Some of them are important.

    My Gmail says: "You are currently using 1433 MB (50%) of your 2829 MB."

    I'm sure it's just a few emails with very big attachments taking up most of that space. I can't see any way to figure out which ones, without wading through hundreds of emails with attachments.
    How about building on what I've said. Star the important messages with attachments and create the custom filter as I described earlier. This time, select all unstarred mail by clicking 'unstarred' and delete. This may be a little easier.


  • #8
    the1andonly1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 224 ✭✭the1andonly1


    Gmail doesnt give you the option of searching by size, and there were no search operators that I found that enabled you to do it, so what i did was i downloaded my entire gmail inbox (yep-all 1600mb!) to my hard drive using outlook, which allows you to arrange your mail by size. Its a bit drastic, and time consuming, especially cos gmail lock you out of your account for improper usage after about 1gb worth of mail, but it was the only way i could get it done.


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