I've reached 95% of my Gmail account's email capacity. Looks like I need to start deleting... Is there a way for me to search for all emails with attachments larger than (for example) 1 MB? Or at least sort by attachment size?
No. The closest thing you could do is do a search for "has:attachment" and pick ones from those to delete. GMail's motto is "Search, don't sort", so I don't think you can expect to see a sort feature any time soon.
On 7/16/07, Eliezer Broder <ebro...@gmail.com> wrote:
> I've reached 95% of my Gmail account's email capacity. Looks like I need > to start deleting... Is there a way for me to search for all emails with > attachments larger than (for example) 1 MB? Or at least sort by attachment > size?
> I've reached 95% of my Gmail account's email capacity. Looks like I need > to start deleting... Is there a way for me to search for all emails with > attachments larger than (for example) 1 MB? Or at least sort by > attachment size?
The link you provided has a CLEAR explanation on how to search for messages with attachments, I just did it and got resuls that are archived, in my inbox, and messages that have been deleted. I dont think you can get any more specific, you will just have to open each message and see what it contains.
On 7/25/07, Eliezer Broder <ebro...@gmail.com> wrote:
> On 7/16/07, Eliezer Broder <ebro...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > I've reached 95% of my Gmail account's email capacity. Looks like I > > need to start deleting... Is there a way for me to search for all emails > > with attachments larger than (for example) 1 MB? Or at least sort by > > attachment size?
The has:attachment search worked great for me to find and delete some of the largest discussions in my account. I hadn't known of this before seeing it in this thread. Thanks!
On Jul 25, 3:33 pm, "Tyler Cheatham" <tcheath...@gmail.com> wrote:
> The link you provided has a CLEAR explanation on how to search for messages > with attachments, I just did it and got resuls that are archived, in my > inbox, and messages that have been deleted. I dont think you can get any > more specific, you will just have to open each message and see what it > contains.
> On 7/25/07, Eliezer Broder <ebro...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > On 7/16/07, Eliezer Broder <ebro...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > > I've reached 95% of my Gmail account's email capacity. Looks like I > > > need to start deleting... Is there a way for me to search for all emails > > > with attachments larger than (for example) 1 MB? Or at least sort by > > > attachment size?
The link answered A QUESTION, just not the question that was asked. Yes, the sky appears blue. No, it did not help me find large attachments. :) Would have been great if the question/title was "Finding (and deleting) attachments" but it wasn't.
Anyone making any more progress on this? I have hundreds of e-mails with attachments, if I have to open each one to find attachment size, gail obviously isn't the solution I was hoping for.
On Jul 25, 2:33 pm, "Tyler Cheatham" <tcheath...@gmail.com> wrote:
> The link you provided has a CLEAR explanation on how to search for messages > with attachments, I just did it and got resuls that are archived, in my > inbox, and messages that have been deleted. I dont think you can get any > more specific, you will just have to open each message and see what it > contains.
> On 7/25/07, Eliezer Broder <ebro...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > On 7/16/07, Eliezer Broder <ebro...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > > I've reached 95% of my Gmail account's email capacity. Looks like I > > > need to start deleting... Is there a way for me to search for all emails > > > with attachments larger than (for example) 1 MB? Or at least sort by > > > attachment size?
It sounds like GMail may not be the solution for you, cause there is no way to search by size. There's not even an easy way to see the size (since it's not presented in list view).
There are, however, ways to handle this that you don't seem to be considering.
You can search like this "filename:jpg" and find just the attachments with certain extensions. Some filetypes we know tend to be larger, so that way you'll be finding the larger ones.
You can set up another GMail account, set this one to forward and delete. That way this one retains everything it has, you start fresh with the other one, and people can still use this address to send to you, so they don't have to change. This keeps you from having to delete at all.
You can turn on POP and download all messages, then delete ALL mail that has an attachment. You have the attachments downloaded via the POP, so there's no danger in loosing anything. Your mail client will likely have a way to sort/search by size, so you could do that there while your GMail account remains much smaller due to the mass deletion.
On 7/25/07, Rob Yeichner <rob.yeich...@gmail.com> wrote:
> The link answered A QUESTION, just not the question that was asked. > Yes, the sky appears blue. No, it did not help me find large > attachments. :) Would have been great if the question/title was > "Finding (and deleting) attachments" but it wasn't.
> Anyone making any more progress on this? I have hundreds of e-mails > with attachments, if I have to open each one to find attachment size, > gail obviously isn't the solution I was hoping for.
> On Jul 25, 2:33 pm, "Tyler Cheatham" <tcheath...@gmail.com> wrote: > > The link you provided has a CLEAR explanation on how to search for messages > > with attachments, I just did it and got resuls that are archived, in my > > inbox, and messages that have been deleted. I dont think you can get any > > more specific, you will just have to open each message and see what it > > contains.
> > On 7/25/07, Eliezer Broder <ebro...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > > On 7/16/07, Eliezer Broder <ebro...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > > > I've reached 95% of my Gmail account's email capacity. Looks like I > > > > need to start deleting... Is there a way for me to search for all emails > > > > with attachments larger than (for example) 1 MB? Or at least sort by > > > > attachment size?
> The link answered A QUESTION, just not the question that was asked. > Yes, the sky appears blue. No, it did not help me find large > attachments. :) Would have been great if the question/title was > "Finding (and deleting) attachments" but it wasn't.
> Anyone making any more progress on this? I have hundreds of e-mails > with attachments, if I have to open each one to find attachment size, > gail obviously isn't the solution I was hoping for.
> On Jul 25, 2:33 pm, "Tyler Cheatham" <tcheath...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > The link you provided has a CLEAR explanation on how to search for messages > > with attachments, I just did it and got resuls that are archived, in my > > inbox, and messages that have been deleted. I dont think you can get any > > more specific, you will just have to open each message and see what it > > contains.
> > On 7/25/07, Eliezer Broder <ebro...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > > On 7/16/07, Eliezer Broder <ebro...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > > > I've reached 95% of my Gmail account's email capacity. Looks like I > > > > need to start deleting... Is there a way for me to search for all emails > > > > with attachments larger than (for example) 1 MB? Or at least sort by > > > > attachment size?
I just got thinking about this a bit. In gmail, the attachment size is show in the email. Some really smart person out there has got to know how to incorporate that little number into the search, right? I mean, it's stored somewhere in a database, can we figure out how to sort by that number, or "search" as Gmail is all about, for numbers higher than a certain amount?
On Jul 27, 2:24 am, ausurfer <kraus...@gmail.com> wrote:
> No need to get nasty -- the person offered a suggestion. Remember, > both gmail AND the advice you get are free, so show some manners.
> On Jul 26, 12:12 pm, Rob Yeichner <rob.yeich...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > The link answered A QUESTION, just not the question that was asked. > > Yes, the sky appears blue. No, it did not help me find large > > attachments. :) Would have been great if the question/title was > > "Finding (and deleting) attachments" but it wasn't.
> > Anyone making any more progress on this? I have hundreds of e-mails > > with attachments, if I have to open each one to find attachment size, > > gail obviously isn't the solution I was hoping for.
> > > The link you provided has a CLEAR explanation on how to search for messages > > > with attachments, I just did it and got resuls that are archived, in my > > > inbox, and messages that have been deleted. I dont think you can get any > > > more specific, you will just have to open each message and see what it > > > contains.
> > > On 7/25/07, Eliezer Broder <ebro...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > > > On 7/16/07, Eliezer Broder <ebro...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > > > > I've reached 95% of my Gmail account's email capacity. Looks like I > > > > > need to start deleting... Is there a way for me to search for all emails > > > > > with attachments larger than (for example) 1 MB? Or at least sort by > > > > > attachment size?
Just forward the mail to yourself, but don't include the attachment. Then delete just the one message with the attachment, not the whole conversation. You can even use the forwarded message to include notes about the reason you're keeping it, and where the attachment is now housed.
> We need an enhancement where you only delete the attachment. Sometimes > the email itself is still useful, but the attachment has been moved > offline.
> I've reached 95% of my Gmail account's email capacity. Looks like I need to > start deleting... Is there a way for me to search for all emails with > attachments larger than (for example) 1 MB? Or at least sort by attachment > size?
I have a question that might be related to the first query. Is the attachment size calculated on-the-fly by Gmail?
I looked at the original of a mail that I had received which had attachments and I saw that the file size information is not encoded into the message (or there's no field like X-File-Size or X-Attachment-Size), That could be the reason why we don't have an option to search using the file size.
Vijay
On 8/9/07, kengreen...@gmail.com <kengreen...@gmail.com> wrote:
> I've wrestled with the same problem. Luckily, I thought of a solution > while I only had <10% of my capacity filled.
> MY SOLUTION: Create a label called "BIG" and apply it to emails with > attachments larger than 1MB.
> Hope that helps.
> Ken
> On Jul 16, 2:51 pm, "Eliezer Broder" <ebro...@gmail.com> wrote: > > I've reached 95% of my Gmail account's email capacity. Looks like I > need to > > start deleting... Is there a way for me to search for all emails with > > attachments larger than (for example) 1 MB? Or at least sort by > attachment > > size?
How exactly do you go about applying a label to all emails with attachments larger than 1MB? If we could do that, then that would answer the very problem of this thread!
Nate
On Aug 8, 6:06 pm, "kengreen...@gmail.com" <kengreen...@gmail.com> wrote:
> I've wrestled with the same problem. Luckily, I thought of a solution > while I only had <10% of my capacity filled.
> MY SOLUTION: Create a label called "BIG" and apply it to emails with > attachments larger than 1MB.
> Hope that helps.
> Ken
> On Jul 16, 2:51 pm, "Eliezer Broder" <ebro...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > I've reached 95% of my Gmail account's email capacity. Looks like I need to > > start deleting... Is there a way for me to search for all emails with > > attachments larger than (for example) 1 MB? Or at least sort by attachment > > size?
> How exactly do you go about applying a label to all emails with > attachments larger than 1MB? If we could do that, then that would > answer the very problem of this thread!
> Nate
> On Aug 8, 6:06 pm, "kengreen...@gmail.com" <kengreen...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > I've wrestled with the same problem. Luckily, I thought of a solution > > while I only had <10% of my capacity filled.
> > MY SOLUTION: Create a label called "BIG" and apply it to emails with > > attachments larger than 1MB.
> > > I've reached 95% of my Gmail account's email capacity. Looks like I need to > > > start deleting... Is there a way for me to search for all emails with > > > attachments larger than (for example) 1 MB? Or at least sort by attachment > > > size?
> > How exactly do you go about applying a label to all emails with > > attachments larger than 1MB? If we could do that, then that would > > answer the very problem of this thread!
> > Nate
> > On Aug 8, 6:06 pm, "kengreen...@gmail.com" <kengreen...@gmail.com> > > wrote: > > > I've wrestled with the same problem. Luckily, I thought of a solution > > > while I only had <10% of my capacity filled.
> > > MY SOLUTION: Create a label called "BIG" and apply it to emails with > > > attachments larger than 1MB.
> > > > I've reached 95% of my Gmail account's email capacity. Looks like I > need to > > > > start deleting... Is there a way for me to search for all emails > with > > > > attachments larger than (for example) 1 MB? Or at least sort by > attachment > > > > size?
> > > How exactly do you go about applying a label to all emails with > > > attachments larger than 1MB? If we could do that, then that would > > > answer the very problem of this thread!
> > > Nate
> > > On Aug 8, 6:06 pm, "kengreen...@gmail.com" < kengreen...@gmail.com> > > > wrote: > > > > I've wrestled with the same problem. Luckily, I thought of a solution > > > > while I only had <10% of my capacity filled.
> > > > MY SOLUTION: Create a label called "BIG" and apply it to emails with > > > > attachments larger than 1MB.
> > > > > I've reached 95% of my Gmail account's email capacity. Looks like I > need to > > > > > start deleting... Is there a way for me to search for all emails > with > > > > > attachments larger than (for example) 1 MB? Or at least sort by > attachment > > > > > size?
> > > How exactly do you go about applying a label to all emails with > > > attachments larger than 1MB? If we could do that, then that would > > > answer the very problem of this thread!
> > > Nate
> > > On Aug 8, 6:06 pm, "kengreen...@gmail.com" < kengreen...@gmail.com> > > > wrote: > > > > I've wrestled with the same problem. Luckily, I thought of a > > solution > > > > while I only had <10% of my capacity filled.
> > > > MY SOLUTION: Create a label called "BIG" and apply it to emails with
> > > > > I've reached 95% of my Gmail account's email capacity. Looks like > > I need to > > > > > start deleting... Is there a way for me to search for all emails > > with > > > > > attachments larger than (for example) 1 MB? Or at least sort by > > attachment > > > > > size?
