These easy tricks can do wonders to control the size of your mailbox.
In Outlook Mail, click Search Folder and click Large Mail. Delete the messages you no longer need, or copy them onto your desktop and then delete the message.
Empty your Junk E-mail and Deleted Items folders.
Sort your Sent Items folder by size and remove large messages you no longer need.
Delete attachments. If you believe you'll need the attachment, save it to your desktop first.
Outlook: Open the message, right-click the attachment, and select Remove. Save the message when prompted. There will be no indication that there ever was an attachment.
Entourage: Please follow these steps
Move data in your Exchange account to your Personal folder. This removes it from the server and places it on your hard drive.
NOTE: In Outlook, you can automatically move your data to local storage. Use the online help and search for "autoarchive."
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