The Mail app is taking up 5.2GB of my storage and i dont even use it. Anyone know a way of wiping the whole app's data? I've tried logging out and everything, when i click on it when managing storage it just comes up saying "Mail is using 5.2 GB", thats it.
MacBook Pro 13″, macOS 10.15
Gotcha! See below. It also deals with "Other" space reported by Storage.
What is This Other Category in Storage Display
What is 'Other' and 'Purgeable' in About This Mac?
"Other" contains any of the following types of files. They cannot necessarily be deleted wholesale. Furthermore, “Other” is not an actual, physical file. Rather it’s an arbitrary category to which the files are assigned for display convenience.
Get Correct Storage Information
Do not use the information from the Storage section of the About This Mac dialog. Ignore the Storage information as it is typically wrong. To find out the correct information for any disk: Select a Desktop disk icon. Press Command-I to open the Get Info window and look at the topmost panel displayed. You will find the disk information displayed for Capacity, Available, and Used. If you have more than one disk/partition then repeat for each one on your Desktop.
The categories found in the Storage section of About This Mac are simply an arbitrary way of displaying files on your drive. There are no such categories actually on the drive.
Most likely that space is being used by the email program you are using. The Mail files category does not refer to the Mail application but to a collection of files assumed to be email data.
Gotcha! See below. It also deals with "Other" space reported by Storage.
What is This Other Category in Storage Display
What is 'Other' and 'Purgeable' in About This Mac?
"Other" contains any of the following types of files. They cannot necessarily be deleted wholesale. Furthermore, “Other” is not an actual, physical file. Rather it’s an arbitrary category to which the files are assigned for display convenience.
Get Correct Storage Information
Do not use the information from the Storage section of the About This Mac dialog. Ignore the Storage information as it is typically wrong. To find out the correct information for any disk: Select a Desktop disk icon. Press Command-I to open the Get Info window and look at the topmost panel displayed. You will find the disk information displayed for Capacity, Available, and Used. If you have more than one disk/partition then repeat for each one on your Desktop.
The categories found in the Storage section of About This Mac are simply an arbitrary way of displaying files on your drive. There are no such categories actually on the drive.
Most likely that space is being used by the email program you are using. The Mail files category does not refer to the Mail application but to a collection of files assumed to be email data.
Didn’t work :(
Nothings changed :( if i go onto mail, it has no emails and it doesnt say im logged into an account either? But when i check storage it is still saying 5.2GB. If i click on manage and then mail it still just says how much its taking up and nothing else.
Then what you are reporting has nothing to do with the Mail application. You have mis-stated what the problem is. You are referring to your iCloud storage, not disk storage. When you click on Manage, select the Mail entry in the list, then Remove it.
The storage I’m referring to is when I click the Apple logo in the top left corner, then click the storage tab. Which says macintosh HD on top then has a multicoloured bar telling me what different parts are taking up how much space... I don’t see iCloud anywhere there?
Open /Home/Library/ folder. Locate and select the Mail folder. Put it in the Trash. Empty the Trash.
Might you tell me why it didn't work? Otherwise, I can't help you further.
Mail Application on Macbook Pro
