Your mailbox is over its size limit

[Elmyn Noos]

Every day I get an email saying my mailbox is over its size limit (Microsoft Outlook). I've cleaned most of the stuff I don't need out, including any big files with video attachments and the like. I now have a perfectly reasonable amount of stuff in there, but still keep getting the message.

 

It doesn't seem to be affecting anything, but I'm wondering why I keep getting this message. What gives?

[dirty_sanchez]

Have you emptied your deleted items Noos?

 

If you go to Tools > Mailbox Cleanup and click the button which says "View Mailbox Size", it will tell you how much is in each folder to see what's taking up the space.

[hamstrung]

Its also worth clearing out old calendar entries, particularly if like mine they often tend to have attachments on them.

 

I forget how to do it in Outlook, but I am sure you can google it.

[DJLJ]

Is it not the server complaining about it, because you are using IMAP?

[Captain]

Is it not the server complaining about it, because you are using IMAP?

 

Shouldn't matter. If he's deleted it, it's deleted from the server if he uses IMAP.

 

Emptying the trash folder is another issue though, unless it's a sliding window one.

[Jarvinja Ilnow]

have you cleaned out your 'your mailbox is over its size limit' messages, cos they really add up

[Stouffer]

It's because your mailbox is over it's size limit.

[sm9]

We have them messages in work and they're setup from Exchange - not sure if you're working from an Exchange environment or not though. In the email itself, it should tell you how big your mailbox actually is and what the limit is, both in KB?

 

I recently used something called Exmerge to create pst files of my annual emails so that I just kept my current year's worth of emails in my Outlook (with the pst files when I needed them), which saved me spending hours deleting through 7 year's worth of emails and stopped me getting the same messages!

[Elmyn Noos]

I've just checked and the total size in the folder about 57k. The message I'm getting says I'm allowed 164k. I do delete from the deleted items so that's not the issue.

 

Got another message this morning saying the same thing.

[dirty_sanchez]

164kb is fuck all Noos. Are you sure that's right? Do you mean Mb?

[Nick Leeson]

Who provides your email? In the account settings in Outlook what's the server type?

 

Are they smtp and pop? Or are they IMAP or Exchange?

[Nick Leeson]

If they're pop and smtp you might wanna check in the advanced section if the checkbox to leave a copy of the messages on the server is active. If so you're probably having mails sent back to the sender because your inbox is over its limit.

 

In that case, each time you delete an email you make room for one more email. You've probably lost billions in inheritance from dead Nigerian relatives and don't even know it.

[Elmyn Noos]

I've got SMTP and POP. The message I'm getting daily is this..

 

Your mailbox has exceeded one or more size limits set by your administrator.

Your mailbox size is 164513 KB.

Mailbox size limits:

You will receive a warning when your mailbox reaches 160000 KB.You may not be able to send or receive new mail until you reduce your mailbox size.

To make more space available, delete any items that you are no longer using or move them to your personal folder file (.pst).

Items in all of your mailbox folders including the Deleted Items and Sent Items folders count against your size limit.

You must empty the Deleted Items folder after deleting items or the space will not be freed.

See client Help for more information.

[Elmyn Noos]

If they're pop and smtp you might wanna check in the advanced section if the checkbox to leave a copy of the messages on the server is active. If so you're probably having mails sent back to the sender because your inbox is over its limit.

 

In that case, each time you delete an email you make room for one more email. You've probably lost billions in inheritance from dead Nigerian relatives and don't even know it.

 

Yes there is a tick in the leave a copy of the message on the server. Do I need to uncheck that box?

[RJ Fan club]

Noos you mong, Stouffer nailed this a few posts back.

[Elmyn Noos]

Noos you mong, Stouffer nailed this a few posts back.

 

But it's not over its size limit, you joikoff.

[RJ Fan club]

But it's not over its size limit, you joikoff.

 

Really?

 

I didn't pick that up at all.

 

I think you'll find that your mailbox is still over its size limit.

[Hazel Motes]

Have you tried rebooting?

[Stu Monty]

Is Noos trying to take up the mantle as the Frank Spencer of the computing world?

[wiiksie]

Is Noos trying to take up the mantle as the Frank Spencer of the computing world?

 

[Stu Monty]

Garden Weirdos?

 

You're not making any sense man.

[Duncan Clench]

Happens to me sometimes and it's because the webmail mailbox is full. Do you forward to another address at all?

 

Definitely uncheck that box, and if you can then go to your webmail site and clear it out. Should never happen again after that.

[Elmyn Noos]

Happens to me sometimes and it's because the webmail mailbox is full. Do you forward to another address at all?

 

Definitely uncheck that box, and if you can then go to your webmail site and clear it out. Should never happen again after that.

 

Ahhh I see. Will there be repercussions to unchecking the box though? I don't like unchecking boxes that look like they should have a tick in them.

[Duncan Clench]

Well if you clear out your webmail bit then you can leave the box ticked but it will eventually fill up again, so that's up to you entirely.

[Nick Leeson]

by having that box checked it means when you receive email it stays on the server. When you delete i using outlook it deletes that particular email off the server. Therefore it gives you a tiny bit of space back to fit another email in. So basically your inbox is quite full and if people email you before you delete some messages you wont get them emails.

 

Untick the fucking box!