The trick to recover up to 15 GB of Gmail without paying storage or deleting emails

However, there is a problem for many users, space is not unlimited. Because its storage is shared with Google Drive and Google Photos, When it exceeds the limit in these services, you will not be able to send or receive new emails.

“If you run out of storage space, this can happen in Gmail: you cannot send or receive messages and people who send you messages can receive a notification that the message cannot be delivered”explained the company.

To solve this obstacle, many turn to erase Emails’ of spam, promotional emails, offers and other content that does not seem useful. However, this can take time and may not be enough to release the necessary space.

What is the trick to have more space in Gmail?

If deleting unnecessary emails did not help you release space in Gmail and do not want to pay to have more storage, you can apply the following ‘Digital Trends’ trick.

It’s about create a new email address that works as support Not to lose your data.

Then the step by step:

1. Enter Google Takeout and choose Gmail.
2. Start the export process and download the file.
3. Log in your account and go to ‘configuration’.
4. Click on ‘Reenvio’ and then in ‘Pop/IMAP’.
5. Adjust pop options and save the changes.
6. Create a new Gmail account.
7. When ready, access ‘accounts and export’.
8. Add the original account.
9. Follow the instructions and enter the address of your original account.
10. Configure the import options, within this, configure the port in 995 and mark the following boxes: ‘Always use a safe connection (SSL) when recovering mail, labeling the incoming messages and archiving the incoming messages (omit the entrance tray) .
11. Click ‘Add account’.
12. Start the transfer.
13. Monitor the progress in the inbox of the new account.
14. Go to the configuration of your new account, access the ‘Accounts and Import’ tab and eliminate the original account in the section ‘Consult the mail of other accounts’.
15. Once the transfer is completed, the old emails will automatically move to the paper of the original account.
16. Select all the emails from the original account and empty it to recover space.