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My deleted file is full, how do I permanently delete it?

I Can not receive Mail because my mail box is full. How do I permantly delete mail?

Posted on Sep 26, 2014 10:13 AM

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Sep 26, 2014 1:31 PM in response to Goldie90

Mail.app does not have a limit but your email provider can have a limit.


What type of account(s)? (POP, IMAP, Exchange)

What email provider? (iCloud, Gmail, Yahoo, AOL, Earthlink, Comcast, ATT, other)


If it's POP, you most likely have set not to delete from server after downloading.

In Mail > Preferences select your account.

Click on the Advanced tab. You should see an option to remove copies from server.


You can also log into your account in Safari and delete the messages there.

Be sure to empty the trash in webmail to completely remove from server.


Hope this helps!

My deleted file is full, how do I permanently delete it?

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