In short, the size of your Hotmail mailbox
is sizeable enough that you are unlikely to max out your
inbox capacity. However, if you run a business, or receive a lot of emails in a short period without properly deleting and managing your emails, you may find yourself running out of space.
What do I do when my Hotmail mailbox is full?
Luckily, Microsoft provides
a Mailbox Cleanup tool
in Outlook that makes it easy to cut down on the amount of email you've accumulated. You can find it by navigating to File > Tools > Mailbox Cleanup. Once you're in Mailbox Cleanup you will be able to: Archive items by using AutoArchive.
Does Hotmail have a limit?
Microsoft offers
15 GB of email storage
space per free Hotmail (Outlook.com) account. Meanwhile, the paid users (subscribers) get 50 GB of space.
How do I free up space on my Hotmail account?
Empty Deleted Items and the Recovery folder. Go to Deleted Items and select Recover items deleted from this folder and select Empty folder. Delete several emails and empty Deleted Items and the Recovery folder. Repeat the process until all unnecessary emails are deleted.
How long do Hotmail messages stay in inbox?
They will
keep them forever as long as you log in once per year
. Did you ever connect to the account using outlook installed on your desktop and archived the mail to a pst file? That would be one reason the mail would deleted if you use the account regularly.
Is Hotmail the same as Outlook?
Outlook or Hotmail? One of many small parts of Microsoft's communication subdivision,
both Outlook and Hotmail are essentially one and the same thing
. Microsoft has been using Hotmail as its main brand for its emailing service since 1997.
How much is Hotmail Plus?
“Hotmail Plus” is the name Microsoft gives to the top version of Hotmail (“Windows Live Hotmail”) – which costs
$19.95 per year
, and comes with several perks this tutorial will go over.
How do I clean out my Hotmail inbox?
After selecting and highlighting the email messages, deleting them simultaneously is straightforward. In Outlook or Windows Live Mail,
right-click the highlighted messages and select the “Delete” option from the context menu
, or simply press the “Delete” or “Del” key on the computer keyboard.
How do I delete thousands of emails in hotmail?
- Click any message to select it.
- Then press CTRL + A to select all the messages in the folder.
- Press the Delete key to eliminate them.
- Click the first message and then scroll to the last email you want to delete.
- Holding Shift, click the final email.
- Press Delete.
Does Hotmail automatically delete old emails?
The Deleted Items and Junk E-mail folders are indeed emptied on a regular basis by the Outlook.com servers but
each item is kept at least for 10 days
in these folders before it gets deleted automatically. …
Why did Hotmail delete all my emails?
It can be because the
email got deleted
or there's an issue with the browser that you're using to access it.
Can you retrieve old Hotmail messages?
Go to
account.live.com/acsr
, and enter the Hotmail address you want to recover. Then type in the email address that Microsoft can use to contact you. Confirm your contact email address, check the security code and follow the on-screen steps to complete the process. Microsoft should get back to you within 24 hours.
Why do my Hotmail emails disappear?
If you are not using your account regularly and you have no success login attempt for a year, your
data is deleted due to inactivity
. If you were using your account regularly, without disruption, all the emails should be there. Please try to select all emails within a specific range.
Should I change my Hotmail to Outlook?
We
highly recommend that you upgrade to Outlook.com with your existing Hotmail account
, rather than creating a new account. If you want a new @outlook.com email address, this article shows you how to add one to your existing account.
Is Outlook being discontinued?
| Version Mainstream Extended | Office 2016 October 13, 2020 October 14, 2025 | Office 2019 October 10, 2023 October 14, 2025 |
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What happened to my Hotmail account 2020?
Hotmail accounts are now
migrated to Outlook.com
. This web application has already new features and services that helps users manage emails through the web.
