Gmail inbox size limits?!?! They said it was "unlimited"!

creme · 08-21-2007, 06:02 PM

I logged into my gmail account today and say this as a banner accross the top:

You are almost out of space for your Gmail account.
You can view our tips on reducing your email storage or purchase additional storage.

It's a link that gives you these options:

Please select a plan:
Your new plan will automatically renew, but we will contact you 30 days prior to charging your credit card.

6 GB ($20.00 per year)

25 GB ($75.00 per year)

100 GB ($250.00 per year)

250 GB ($500.00 per year)

Well, I'll probably upgrade to the 6gb plan...at least I know the stockholders are happy : )

cheerio · 08-21-2007, 06:06 PM

Gmail is sort of unlimited, you just have to wait for it to grow

Your inbox size increases by like .000004 MB every second.

connections · 08-21-2007, 07:30 PM

I used like 50% of mines just from SPAM lol..

becuase I ahve a really good keyword @ gmail.com = SPAM

tru1 · 08-21-2007, 09:55 PM

I thought gmail was unlimited. and if it only grows .00000004mb a second, wth...my attachments alone can take up to 500 MB+

lame

but I love gmail!

RegFee · 08-21-2007, 10:02 PM

If you want to keep all of your old email, but want to free up space in your account, just create a seperate account and forward it.

gemwol · 08-22-2007, 04:33 AM

At some point in time most users will out strip their free email storage allocation. At that point Gmail are banking that a big percentage of users will be so familiar with the service that they will be willing to pay for it.

NeeJam · 08-22-2007, 04:40 AM

Originally Posted by gemwol

At some point in time most users will out strip their free email storage allocation. At that point Gmail are banking that a big percentage of users will be so familiar with the service that they will be willing to pay for it.

I'm prepared to pay for gmail if it comes to it but i hope it doesnt

Peter · 08-22-2007, 04:41 AM

why not actually delete content you do not want.

A part of the problem nowadays is because people have so much space they do not see the need to delete anything then start complaining when they run out. To be perfectly honest normal emails should not reach 2 gig. At present I am only using 2% of my gmail account as I delete anything as soon as I am finished with it.
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Originally Posted by tru1

I thought gmail was unlimited. and if it only grows .00000004mb a second, wth...my attachments alone can take up to 500 MB+

lame

Then why not download them and put them onto a cd or download them and zip them up and if needs be re-upload them.

I would not call gmail lame especially as they give you 2GB of space absolutely free.

OpenAreas · 08-22-2007, 05:18 AM

I don't see it a problem, any good e-mail i sent it to my hosting e-mail where i have unlimited space.

Ronald Regging · 08-24-2007, 07:04 PM

Originally Posted by peter@flexiwebhost

why not actually delete content you do not want.

Because I am compiling the largest collection of Viagra spam known to man

cheerio · 08-24-2007, 07:40 PM

Originally Posted by cheerio

Gmail is sort of unlimited, you just have to wait for it to grow

Your inbox size increases by like .000004 MB every second.

To make things clear, I wasn't actually serious about the .000004 MB (with exactly 5 zeros)..I just put a rough estimate out there

But even still I've never surpassed 50MB. I think there needs to be a way for people to start out with x MB and increase it themselves (with a max limit of course). This way people like me who don't use a full 2 gigs can let somebody else use it...or something

Darkneoboi · 08-25-2007, 08:27 PM

I am at 70 MB and all that is spam, lol. I download my important emails and save them in thunderbird.

connections · 08-25-2007, 08:30 PM

Originally Posted by peter@flexiwebhost

why not actually delete content you do not want.

Its a bit hard when you have 10000's of spam emails it takes way to long to delete them all...

Darkneoboi · 08-25-2007, 08:37 PM

Then after you delete them all the first time, keep up with them deleting them right away, that is what I do.

SharonTucci · 08-25-2007, 09:20 PM

I get around 2,000 new email in my inbox and around 15,000 in spam folder per day. I DO archive a lot of stuff but I'm rarely over the 5% level. I deal a lot in large attachments too but I normally will save those elsewhere as soon as I get them so I can delete the original email.

I wouldn't have an issue paying for it personally.... just the TIME I save. I've used so many different spam filtering programs and Gmail's filters are the most accurate of all. I may get from 0-5 emails end up being filtered into spam folder. Around 300-500 emails that go in inbox per day are actually spam. That's pretty good compared to what I've seen elsewhere.

Datalife · 08-26-2007, 02:01 AM

Can you create a new Gmail account?

2 emails = > 4 Gb worth of storage..

Not to mention that Hotmail and Yahoo also have big spaces now....I don't think that email space is really going to be a problem.

James · 08-26-2007, 04:26 AM

Originally Posted by Ronald Regging

Because I am compiling the largest collection of Viagra spam known to man

wont help you in the sack Herb.

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I'm currently at like 7%. i'm not paying to get more space, i'll just delete all the spam

**-Nick-** · 08-26-2007, 08:52 AM

Me too at 7% right now have saved each and every email from last 4 years still just using 7%

But as soon as I started using it I was liking it. My practice to keep my gmail clean is that I only use it for semi-professional purposes and use my yahoo and other ID's for registering at places where I myself know I will be getting newsletters and emails which I wouldn't care much for.

Jeffrey · 08-27-2007, 03:38 AM

Probably nobody clicks on the ads inside the Gmail email. So to augment the lack of earning through their email program, they opted for this new way.

James · 08-27-2007, 03:48 AM

Originally Posted by Jeffrey

Probably nobody clicks on the ads inside the Gmail email. So to augment the lack of earning through their email program, they opted for this new way.

good thinking.
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maybe thats what they are trying to do

Michael · 08-27-2007, 04:12 AM

Originally Posted by cheerio

I think there needs to be a way for people to start out with x MB and increase it themselves (with a max limit of course). This way people like me who don't use a full 2 gigs can let somebody else use it...or something

It isn't like there is a server with a hard disk that has a 2GB partition with your name on it. It is just a cap to your account, and Google won't give away the unused space to people who need it because, TBH, they are banking on people not using all their space. If everyone with a Gmail account emailed themselves a 1.5 GB file I can pretty much guarantee you there wouldn't be enough server space to hold it all.
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I'm using 48MB (1%) of my account after a few years with it

Peter · 08-27-2007, 04:19 AM

Originally Posted by idevlabs

It isn't like there is a server with a hard disk that has a 2GB partition with your name on it. It is just a cap to your account, and Google won't give away the unused space to people who need it because, TBH, they are banking on people not using all their space. If everyone with a Gmail account emailed themselves a 1.5 GB file I can pretty much guarantee you there wouldn't be enough server space to hold it all.

I'm using 48MB (1%) of my account after a few years with it

100% correct. In essence Google are over selling (although the majority of customers do not pay).

NeeJam · 08-27-2007, 06:19 AM

Originally Posted by connections

Its a bit hard when you have 10000's of spam emails it takes way to long to delete them all...

Go to your spam area in gmail and click delete all spam messages now and they delete in one go

Peter · 08-27-2007, 06:24 AM

Connections gmail are not going to give you more room because you are lazy. If you deleted them as you got them it would be a much easier task. Also any emails that do not go straight to the spam folder can be marked as spam so later emails should get caught.

Darkneoboi · 08-27-2007, 12:13 PM

You really shouldn't have to worry about running out of space, lol. I don't ever delete stuff for the past fews year and I have been fine. Unless you are using it for something like gmail drive.

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creme NamePros Regular Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: NYC-ish Posts: 711	Gmail inbox size limits?!?! They said it was "unlimited"! I logged into my gmail account today and say this as a banner accross the top: You are almost out of space for your Gmail account. You can view our tips on reducing your email storage or purchase additional storage. It's a link that gives you these options: Please select a plan: Your new plan will automatically renew, but we will contact you 30 days prior to charging your credit card. 6 GB ($20.00 per year) 25 GB ($75.00 per year) 100 GB ($250.00 per year) 250 GB ($500.00 per year) Well, I'll probably upgrade to the 6gb plan...at least I know the stockholders are happy : )

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tru1 NamePros Regular Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 393	I thought gmail was unlimited. and if it only grows .00000004mb a second, wth...my attachments alone can take up to 500 MB+ lame but I love gmail!

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Darkneoboi NamePros Regular Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Connecticut, USA Posts: 281	I am at 70 MB and all that is spam, lol. I download my important emails and save them in thunderbird. __________________ DarkNeoNetwork

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Darkneoboi NamePros Regular Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Connecticut, USA Posts: 281	Then after you delete them all the first time, keep up with them deleting them right away, that is what I do. __________________ DarkNeoNetwork

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SharonTucci NamePros Regular Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Canada Posts: 990	I get around 2,000 new email in my inbox and around 15,000 in spam folder per day. I DO archive a lot of stuff but I'm rarely over the 5% level. I deal a lot in large attachments too but I normally will save those elsewhere as soon as I get them so I can delete the original email. I wouldn't have an issue paying for it personally.... just the TIME I save. I've used so many different spam filtering programs and Gmail's filters are the most accurate of all. I may get from 0-5 emails end up being filtered into spam folder. Around 300-500 emails that go in inbox per day are actually spam. That's pretty good compared to what I've seen elsewhere. __________________ Domainate.com - coming soon :)

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Datalife NamePros Regular Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Home and the internet Posts: 549	Can you create a new Gmail account? 2 emails = > 4 Gb worth of storage.. Not to mention that Hotmail and Yahoo also have big spaces now....I don't think that email space is really going to be a problem.

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-Nick- I'll do it Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: India Posts: 6,939 Follow @keralpatel	Me too at 7% right now have saved each and every email from last 4 years still just using 7% But as soon as I started using it I was liking it. My practice to keep my gmail clean is that I only use it for semi-professional purposes and use my yahoo and other ID's for registering at places where I myself know I will be getting newsletters and emails which I wouldn't care much for. __________________ Delq\|Fhur\|Kegh\|Vhir\|Juhy\|Ruuz\|Jyos\|Jupt\|Vhek Webmaster Blog \| Software Downloads Makeup & Beauty Tips \| Sponsor Ads

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