{"id":"icloud.does-icloud-mail-count-against-storage","url":"/faq/icloud/does-icloud-mail-count-against-storage","category":{"id":"icloud","title":"iCloud & iCloud Photos"},"subcategory":{"id":"messages-mail-backups","title":"Messages, Mail and device backups in iCloud"},"question":"Does iCloud Mail count toward my iCloud storage?","alt_questions":["iCloud Mail storage full","Free up iCloud Mail space","Delete big emails in iCloud Mail","icloud email attachments taking storage"],"short_answer":"Yes — iCloud Mail messages and attachments, including Sent and Trash, count toward iCloud storage, and a full iCloud can stop new mail arriving. Delete large emails and empty the account's Trash to free space.","answer_markdown":"Yes. Emails and attachments in your iCloud Mail account — including Sent and Trash — count toward your iCloud storage. When iCloud is full, iCloud Mail may stop receiving new mail.\n\nTo free space, delete large emails and old attachments, then empty the **Trash** mailbox for that account. Sorting by size in Mail helps find the biggest ones — see [finding the biggest emails in Mail](/faq/mac-storage-basics/how-do-i-find-the-biggest-emails-in-mail). Mail stored on the Mac uses Mac space separately.","answer_html":"

Yes. Emails and attachments in your iCloud Mail account — including Sent and Trash — count toward your iCloud storage. When iCloud is full, iCloud Mail may stop receiving new mail.

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To free space, delete large emails and old attachments, then empty the Trash mailbox for that account. Sorting by size in Mail helps find the biggest ones — see finding the biggest emails in Mail. Mail stored on the Mac uses Mac space separately.

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iCloud & iCloud Photos · Messages, Mail and device backups in iCloud

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Does iCloud Mail count toward my iCloud storage?

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Short answer: Yes — iCloud Mail messages and attachments, including Sent and Trash, count toward iCloud storage, and a full iCloud can stop new mail arriving. Delete large emails and empty the account's Trash to free space.

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Yes. Emails and attachments in your iCloud Mail account — including Sent and Trash — count toward your iCloud storage. When iCloud is full, iCloud Mail may stop receiving new mail.

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To free space, delete large emails and old attachments, then empty the Trash mailbox for that account. Sorting by size in Mail helps find the biggest ones — see finding the biggest emails in Mail. Mail stored on the Mac uses Mac space separately.

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