I have 7GB of hard drive space taken up with the contents of Mail when I never use the app. I operate my Gmail account through Firefox. Can I either delete the app safely or remove the contents of my Gmail imap without affecting my web Gmail account or my Calendar linked to it. Many thanks.
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Removing Mail
- Thread starter mikethebook
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I'm using Mojave, but I think the file structure is the same for other versions of the OS (as described below).
Apple's Mail.app saves its files in:
home/library/mail
So...
Go to home/library
And click on the Mail folder ONE time to select it.
Then do a "get info" on it (command-i).
Does it give you a folder size?
Is that folder size 7gb or so?
We want to confirm that this folder is the one "taking up the space".
If it is, and IF YOU'RE SURE you don't want this stuff any more, you could do this:
Open the "Mail" folder.
Type command-A to "select all" (everything that is INSIDE the folder)
Drag it all to the trash.
Empty the trash.
Then it should be gone.
Apple's Mail.app saves its files in:
home/library/mail
So...
Go to home/library
And click on the Mail folder ONE time to select it.
Then do a "get info" on it (command-i).
Does it give you a folder size?
Is that folder size 7gb or so?
We want to confirm that this folder is the one "taking up the space".
If it is, and IF YOU'RE SURE you don't want this stuff any more, you could do this:
Open the "Mail" folder.
Type command-A to "select all" (everything that is INSIDE the folder)
Drag it all to the trash.
Empty the trash.
Then it should be gone.
