How to emplty storage from mail in mac
To empty the storage from Mail on a Mac, you can follow these steps:
Method 1: Delete all emails and empty the Trash
- Open Mail on your Mac.
- Click on the "Mail" menu and select "Empty Trash" to delete all emails in the Trash folder.
- Click on the "Mail" menu and select "Empty Junk Mailbox" to delete all emails in the Junk Mailbox.
- Click on the "Mail" menu and select "Empty Spam Mailbox" to delete all emails in the Spam Mailbox.
- Click on the "Mail" menu and select "Empty Trash" again to confirm that you want to delete all emails.
Method 2: Delete all emails and empty the Trash using the Terminal
- Open the Terminal app on your Mac. You can find it in the Applications/Utilities folder or use Spotlight to search for it.
- Type the following command and press Enter:
rm -rf ~/Library/Mail/V2/Mailboxes
- This will delete all emails and empty the Trash folder.
- Type the following command and press Enter:
rm -rf ~/Library/Mail/V2/Junk
- This will delete all emails in the Junk Mailbox.
- Type the following command and press Enter:
rm -rf ~/Library/Mail/V2/Spam
- This will delete all emails in the Spam Mailbox.
Method 3: Use the Mail app's built-in feature to empty storage
- Open Mail on your Mac.
- Click on the "Mail" menu and select "Preferences".
- Click on the "Accounts" tab.
- Select the account you want to empty storage for.
- Click on the "Advanced" tab.
- Click on the "Storage" tab.
- Click on the "Empty Storage" button.
- Confirm that you want to empty storage by clicking "OK".
Note: Before emptying storage, make sure you have backed up your emails and contacts to prevent any data loss.