Outlook took 30GB of hard drive, how to remove local content?
My computer only has 120GB of space, so I carefully manage how much space programs take up. yesterday I installed Outlook 2013 and synced with it 2 email accounts. Today, I have only 2GB left on my hard drive compared to the 32GB I had last night. I imagine Outlook has taken up all that space. What do I do to make Outlook only store on my computer mail from the past e.g. 1 week?
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asked Feb 15 '16 at 11:22
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My computer only has 120GB of space, so I carefully manage how much space programs take up. yesterday I installed Outlook 2013 and synced with it 2 email accounts. Today, I have only 2GB left on my hard drive compared to the 32GB I had last night. I imagine Outlook has taken up all that space. What do I do to make Outlook only store on my computer mail from the past e.g. 1 week?
microsoft-outlook microsoft-office microsoft-outlook-2013 disk-space
asked Feb 15 '16 at 11:22
space_voyagerspace_voyager
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You could consider IMAP? Or in Outlook and POP3, only download N amount of emails from the server. I don't have it to test, but in the Account Settings, click on the account and go to More settings, then the advanced tab. I think you can set the amount/time there (and to not delete it off server)
– Dave
Feb 15 '16 at 11:59
But if you're storage space limited, would you not be better off using a web client instead?
– Dave
Feb 15 '16 at 12:10
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My computer only has 120GB of space, so I carefully manage how much space programs take up. yesterday I installed Outlook 2013 and synced with it 2 email accounts. Today, I have only 2GB left on my hard drive compared to the 32GB I had last night. I imagine Outlook has taken up all that space. What do I do to make Outlook only store on my computer mail from the past e.g. 1 week?
microsoft-outlook microsoft-office microsoft-outlook-2013 disk-space
asked Feb 15 '16 at 11:22
space_voyagerspace_voyager
11116
My computer only has 120GB of space, so I carefully manage how much space programs take up. yesterday I installed Outlook 2013 and synced with it 2 email accounts. Today, I have only 2GB left on my hard drive compared to the 32GB I had last night. I imagine Outlook has taken up all that space. What do I do to make Outlook only store on my computer mail from the past e.g. 1 week?
microsoft-outlook microsoft-office microsoft-outlook-2013 disk-space
microsoft-outlook microsoft-office microsoft-outlook-2013 disk-space
asked Feb 15 '16 at 11:22
space_voyagerspace_voyager
11116
asked Feb 15 '16 at 11:22
space_voyagerspace_voyager
11116
asked Feb 15 '16 at 11:22
space_voyagerspace_voyager
11116
asked Feb 15 '16 at 11:22
space_voyagerspace_voyager
11116
asked Feb 15 '16 at 11:22
space_voyagerspace_voyager
11116
11116
2
You could consider IMAP? Or in Outlook and POP3, only download N amount of emails from the server. I don't have it to test, but in the Account Settings, click on the account and go to More settings, then the advanced tab. I think you can set the amount/time there (and to not delete it off server)
– Dave
Feb 15 '16 at 11:59
But if you're storage space limited, would you not be better off using a web client instead?
– Dave
Feb 15 '16 at 12:10
add a comment |
2
You could consider IMAP? Or in Outlook and POP3, only download N amount of emails from the server. I don't have it to test, but in the Account Settings, click on the account and go to More settings, then the advanced tab. I think you can set the amount/time there (and to not delete it off server)
– Dave
Feb 15 '16 at 11:59
But if you're storage space limited, would you not be better off using a web client instead?
– Dave
Feb 15 '16 at 12:10
2
2
You could consider IMAP? Or in Outlook and POP3, only download N amount of emails from the server. I don't have it to test, but in the Account Settings, click on the account and go to More settings, then the advanced tab. I think you can set the amount/time there (and to not delete it off server)
– Dave
Feb 15 '16 at 11:59
You could consider IMAP? Or in Outlook and POP3, only download N amount of emails from the server. I don't have it to test, but in the Account Settings, click on the account and go to More settings, then the advanced tab. I think you can set the amount/time there (and to not delete it off server)
– Dave
Feb 15 '16 at 11:59
But if you're storage space limited, would you not be better off using a web client instead?
– Dave
Feb 15 '16 at 12:10
But if you're storage space limited, would you not be better off using a web client instead?
– Dave
Feb 15 '16 at 12:10
add a comment |
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Considering you've got such a large mailbox you could use the
outlook web appRemove the app data
(C:UsersusernameAppDataLocalMicrosoftOutlook), slim down your mailbox and re-sync.Set a mail retention policy to either archive or delete your files, see here: https://support.office.com/en-us/article/Retention-and-archive-policies-in-Outlook-Web-App-465372e4-e16b-47db-bee0-aba44799085e
answered Feb 15 '16 at 11:34
Andrew NaisbittAndrew Naisbitt
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Well, I want the mail to stay available online. I just don't want it to be stored on my computer. Won't a retention policy physically delete mail?
– space_voyager
Feb 15 '16 at 11:48
You could archive the older mail into a folder hosted on your mail server then set that folder to be never synced. But yes, a retention policy will delete your mail.
– Burgi
Feb 19 '16 at 11:15
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Considering you've got such a large mailbox you could use the
outlook web appRemove the app data
(C:UsersusernameAppDataLocalMicrosoftOutlook), slim down your mailbox and re-sync.Set a mail retention policy to either archive or delete your files, see here: https://support.office.com/en-us/article/Retention-and-archive-policies-in-Outlook-Web-App-465372e4-e16b-47db-bee0-aba44799085e
answered Feb 15 '16 at 11:34
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Well, I want the mail to stay available online. I just don't want it to be stored on my computer. Won't a retention policy physically delete mail?
– space_voyager
Feb 15 '16 at 11:48
You could archive the older mail into a folder hosted on your mail server then set that folder to be never synced. But yes, a retention policy will delete your mail.
– Burgi
Feb 19 '16 at 11:15
add a comment |
Considering you've got such a large mailbox you could use the
outlook web appRemove the app data
(C:UsersusernameAppDataLocalMicrosoftOutlook), slim down your mailbox and re-sync.Set a mail retention policy to either archive or delete your files, see here: https://support.office.com/en-us/article/Retention-and-archive-policies-in-Outlook-Web-App-465372e4-e16b-47db-bee0-aba44799085e
answered Feb 15 '16 at 11:34
Andrew NaisbittAndrew Naisbitt
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Well, I want the mail to stay available online. I just don't want it to be stored on my computer. Won't a retention policy physically delete mail?
– space_voyager
Feb 15 '16 at 11:48
You could archive the older mail into a folder hosted on your mail server then set that folder to be never synced. But yes, a retention policy will delete your mail.
– Burgi
Feb 19 '16 at 11:15
add a comment |
Considering you've got such a large mailbox you could use the
outlook web appRemove the app data
(C:UsersusernameAppDataLocalMicrosoftOutlook), slim down your mailbox and re-sync.Set a mail retention policy to either archive or delete your files, see here: https://support.office.com/en-us/article/Retention-and-archive-policies-in-Outlook-Web-App-465372e4-e16b-47db-bee0-aba44799085e
answered Feb 15 '16 at 11:34
Andrew NaisbittAndrew Naisbitt
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Considering you've got such a large mailbox you could use the
outlook web appRemove the app data
(C:UsersusernameAppDataLocalMicrosoftOutlook), slim down your mailbox and re-sync.Set a mail retention policy to either archive or delete your files, see here: https://support.office.com/en-us/article/Retention-and-archive-policies-in-Outlook-Web-App-465372e4-e16b-47db-bee0-aba44799085e
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Well, I want the mail to stay available online. I just don't want it to be stored on my computer. Won't a retention policy physically delete mail?
– space_voyager
Feb 15 '16 at 11:48
You could archive the older mail into a folder hosted on your mail server then set that folder to be never synced. But yes, a retention policy will delete your mail.
– Burgi
Feb 19 '16 at 11:15
add a comment |
Well, I want the mail to stay available online. I just don't want it to be stored on my computer. Won't a retention policy physically delete mail?
– space_voyager
Feb 15 '16 at 11:48
You could archive the older mail into a folder hosted on your mail server then set that folder to be never synced. But yes, a retention policy will delete your mail.
– Burgi
Feb 19 '16 at 11:15
Well, I want the mail to stay available online. I just don't want it to be stored on my computer. Won't a retention policy physically delete mail?
– space_voyager
Feb 15 '16 at 11:48
Well, I want the mail to stay available online. I just don't want it to be stored on my computer. Won't a retention policy physically delete mail?
– space_voyager
Feb 15 '16 at 11:48
You could archive the older mail into a folder hosted on your mail server then set that folder to be never synced. But yes, a retention policy will delete your mail.
– Burgi
Feb 19 '16 at 11:15
You could archive the older mail into a folder hosted on your mail server then set that folder to be never synced. But yes, a retention policy will delete your mail.
– Burgi
Feb 19 '16 at 11:15
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You could consider IMAP? Or in Outlook and POP3, only download N amount of emails from the server. I don't have it to test, but in the Account Settings, click on the account and go to More settings, then the advanced tab. I think you can set the amount/time there (and to not delete it off server)
– Dave
Feb 15 '16 at 11:59
But if you're storage space limited, would you not be better off using a web client instead?
– Dave
Feb 15 '16 at 12:10