
If you use your Mac to back up your iPhone or iPad, you can delete old backups.Also choose Mailbox > Erase Deleted Items. If you use the Mail app for your email, choose Mailbox > Erase Junk Mail from the menu bar in Mail.Delete files in your Downloads folder. Open this folder from the Dock or by choosing Go > Downloads from the menu bar in the Finder.Delete music, films, podcasts or other media, especially if it's media that you can stream or download again as needed.You can also delete files that you no longer need. To check the size of messages and mailboxes, view account information.If you have another storage device, such as an external drive connected to your Mac, you can move files to that device. Media files, such as photos and videos, can use a lot of storage space, so you can take steps such as these: Choose Mail > Settings, click Accounts, select the account, click Advanced, then choose a different option from the pop-up menu below “Remove copy from server after retrieving a message.”

Choose Mailbox > Erase Deleted Items, then choose to remove them from all accounts or a specific account.įor POP accounts, reduce the amount of time that copies of messages and attachments remain on the mail server before being removed. Messages you recently deleted are in the Trash mailbox but haven’t yet been removed from the mail server. Choose Message > Remove Attachments the message remains in the mailbox and Mail indicates attachments were manually removed.įor IMAP accounts, be sure to download the attachments first-attachments are deleted from the mail server and can’t be retrieved.Įmpty your Trash mailbox. Tip: To quickly identify large messages, choose View > Sort By, then choose Size.ĭelete attachments that you saved.

View, save, or delete email attachments.Use Remind Me to come back to emails later.Reply to, forward, or follow up on emails.Log out of or temporarily turn off an email account.
