IMac OS Catalina 10.15.5
I have just one email account that is gmail. I have this email in my 3 devices. Once I notice in my Mac that I had 7000 messages in my All Mail file, consuming 9Gb. Now I have only 222 messages in All Mail file and still the memory is consuming 8,01 Gb in my computer. How can I solve this prob. thank you so much in advance!
iMac 21.5″, macOS 10.15
I would trust that info if it's from the "Storage" report.
In Mail right click on the gMail inbox & choose Get Account Info, what does that Report?
In Finder do a Get Info on this folder...
~/Library/Mail/
~ tilde indicates hidden Home Library.
Apple hid the Users' Library folders...
Method 1:
The About This Mac > Storage window is flawed and very rarely shows accurate storage.
Did you delete mail messages, as per > Delete emails in Mail on Mac - Apple Support
If you want a real accurate view of Storage, then you should try OmniDiskSweeper.
I'd ignore the "Storage" report, it's buggy as all get out.
There has to be a Mail folder somewhere, & that is where it should be.
OmniDiskSweeper shows you the files on your drive, largest to smallest, and lets you quickly Trash or open them.
Great news, take care my friend. :)
Another great tool...
Find Any File...
http://apps.tempel.org/FindAnyFile/index.php
Hold Option or alt key when selecting Find to Find All.
Search For mail & + Is a folder.
Yes, I did, but no mail file there. In Mail ( Inbox, account information) I found that I'm using the total of 76 Mb of the memory. In the storage as I showed in the picture I'm using 8.01 Gb. How I can equalize it, pls? Thanks for your help.
Thank you so much, BDAqua! Yes, it is better to ignore the "Storage" otherwise I will be crazy! :)
I will let the Mail folder in quarentine for while and after I will look for it again. :)
Any how you give me good tips, thank you!
Ok, tks! I opened Library and clicked Go! And then? I lot of files showed up but none about Mail. Could you be clearer? Thanks a lot!
If you didn't see a Mail folder then perhaps you're in the Library Folder at root of the drive & not the hidden one in your home folder?
Did you use the tilde?
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BDAqua, thank you again for your concern and advice! For sure it is a great tip, I really appreciate.
All the best!
:):):)
Mail ( gmail) is consuming a lot of memory in my computer 8,01 Gb.
