i have a 40gb HDD and i do not want it filled with all my emails that are synced with my Gmail through mail. i there some way were mail doesnt download all of my old emails? i dont need them, i only want new mail and i want that deleted when i delete it, not store in some folder. is there a way to set up mail how i want it?
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so why does mail find it nessasary to store EVERYTHING on my mac?
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use Gmail IMAP.. all messages are stored on the server and not your mac..
plus everything is kept in sync.. so if you delete a mail from gmail.com it will get deleted from mail.app on your mac.. etc...
I do keep all attachments but then again I'm the one who sent those attachments.
I also have a few folders with several thousand e-mails. I don't delete e-mail.
I do keep all attachments but then again I'm the one who sent those attachments.
huh?
what i mean is.. if you're using imap with mail.app set to store messages and attachments offline, that is why your mail folder is so large? and will that sort out the OP's question?
i have that option set for my main imap email.. and my folder size is 1.67GB!!!! lol..
i also dont delete mails
My large mail folder size is more then likely from attachments on my sent mail and then a few folders with several thousand e-mails.
It's probably best to figure out what's taking up the most space and then avoid saving that for offline viewing. I have a 320 GB hard drive on my MacBook though.
It's probably best to figure out what's taking up the most space and then avoid saving that for offline viewing. I have a 320 GB hard drive on my MacBook though.