Tech: You won't have to delete a single email from Gmail, and you'll still get 15GB of storage. Try this trick..

People often get a pop-up notification that their Gmail account is full and needs to be cleared. Seeing thousands of emails accumulated over the years can be worrying, making it difficult to decide which emails to delete and which to keep. However, there's an easy way to empty your inbox without losing any important emails. This method involves shifting old emails to a new Gmail account. This makes your main account feel brand new again and gives you 15 GB of free storage.

Why does Gmail storage fill up so quickly?
A CNET report (Ref.) states that every Gmail account gets 15 GB of free storage. While this used to seem like a lot, it now feels insufficient. This storage includes not only emails but also Google Drive files, Google Photos pictures, and videos. If you send or receive emails with large attachments, the storage fills up even faster. When the storage is full, you can neither receive nor send new emails. In this situation, you can either buy more storage or delete old emails. But deleting is difficult because these emails contain a lot of data that people often don't want to lose.

The best way to get free storage on Gmail
The best way is to transfer all your old emails to a new Gmail account. Use this new account to store your old emails. Google allows you to create as many free accounts as you want. First, make sure to back up your old emails. You can download all your emails using Google Takeout. This is free and saves the emails to your computer or hard drive. You can delete the backup after the transfer is complete, but it's better to keep it. After the backup, start the transfer.

How to transfer emails to a new Gmail account?
Create a new Gmail account. Log in to it, click on the gear icon, and view all Settings. Go to the Accounts and Import tab. Then click on Add a mail account, and then go to Check mail from other accounts. In the pop-up window, enter your original email ID and click Next. Now go to Import emails from my other account (POP3). Then enter the password for your original Gmail account. Next, select Port 995. Click on the following checkboxes: Always use a secure connection (SSL) when retrieving mail, Label incoming messages, Archive incoming messages (Skip the Inbox). Now, click on Add Account. After that, transfer your emails.

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