Microsoft Outlook Storage Message - reducing from 15GB to 5GB

Anonymous
2023-02-28T09:15:26+00:00

Hi, starting today a pink bar at the top of my outlook page stating 'From February 1st, you'll need more storage to send or receive emails.' then provides 2 links to 'Manage Storage' & 'Get More Storage'. There is a second window bottom left hand side stating in red font 'Microsoft Storage' '14.6GB used of 5GB (292%)' 'Get More Storage'. What is going on? I've had this account for 10 + years.

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  1. Anonymous
    2023-03-08T11:44:32+00:00

    ..

    I clicked somewhere to get out of the thread the other day, but I still receive notifications. And guess what! those fill my storage space as well LOL.

    How can I make this thread stop coming to my email?

    Thank you

    While viewing the thread in your browser, click on Subscribe under the top (original) post.

    Then, click on Unsubscribe.

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  2. Anonymous
    2023-03-08T08:59:07+00:00

    I've been using the same ID for >25 years and I remember the 2MB (yes that's correct and not a typo: 2 megabytes) limit for the total hotmail-mailbox. So yes, they HAVE come a long way.

    But since what MS is telling us does not make any sense at all, is extremely conflicting and it has a large impact on people, I find most replies still very civilised.

    And you know what they say: if a product is 'free', it is not the product: you are. And I am fine with that, but imho you shouldn't defend it as being 'free'.

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  3. Anonymous
    2023-03-08T06:43:14+00:00

    Hi guys,

    as we say in Greece “To the deaf's door thunder as much as you want”

    Nobody from the company reads these complains, and as much as I hate Gmail, I guess will have to start using it more.

    I clicked somewhere to get out of the thread the other day, but I still receive notifications. And guess what! those fill my storage space as well LOL.

    How can I make this thread stop coming to my email?

    Thank you

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  4. Anonymous
    2023-03-08T04:05:51+00:00

    I concur - guess they don't care about losing users who are free. It just means we'll go to another provider who doesn't chop up storage.

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  5. Anonymous
    2023-03-08T04:04:31+00:00

    NO - this is no longer true on many of our accounts. Attachments count toward the 5GB - which fills it up. And emails are 15GB (without attachments.)

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