Uncovered Trick to Snag Extra 15GB of Storage Space in Your Gmail Account
In today's digital age, managing multiple email accounts and maintaining large volumes of data can be a daunting task. Here's a helpful guide on how to transfer Gmail messages to a new account, clear out storage, and keep your inbox organised.
Firstly, it's important to understand Google app passwords. These are 16-digit passcodes created for "less secure" apps or devices to access your Google account. You can create a Google app password by visiting myaccount.google.com/apppasswords. Remember, Google will only display your app password once, so be sure to write it down or otherwise record it.
Transferring emails from one Gmail account to another is a strategic move for preserving school or business emails when access is no longer permanent. To do this, you'll need to enable POP for all mail in the original account and select "delete Gmail's copy" under "When messages are accessed with POP".
After creating a new, inbox-zero Gmail account (the archive account), you can import emails from the original account by following specific steps in the new account's settings. However, it's worth noting that Gmail transferred all messages except for two categories - Drafts and Spam. You'll need to decide what to do with your Drafts manually.
It's also crucial to back up your emails before transferring them. Google Takeout can be used to download a copy of your emails for backup purposes. After transferring Gmail messages, it's recommended to delete the app password for security reasons.
Google's own Help Center mentions that "app passwords aren't recommended and are unnecessary in most cases." Instead, Google offers an option to automatically delete old emails by setting up filters that delete messages older than a certain number of days or by using Google Workspace’s retention policies or Google Apps Script automation to regularly clear out messages after several years.
Spam messages are automatically deleted every 30 days. You can let Gmail handle them or go into the Spam folder yourself after transferring your mail and delete or forward those messages. It's also worth mentioning that there's no restriction on the number of free Google accounts one can own.
Lastly, it's worth noting that the user found a method to clear out large amounts of storage in minutes without losing any emails. This method involved creating a second Gmail account to store all current messages. With these tips, managing your emails and maintaining your storage just got a whole lot easier.
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