Why is my email using up 7.4gb of storage?

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why is my email using up 7.4gb of storage?

I have three email accounts but seldom use two of them. My business email account has been updated and I have deleted all of the junk and trash folders. why is it still using up so much storage?

 

[zerog46]

Re: why is my email using up 7.4gb of storage?

Have you tried doing a reboot after deleting the items?