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id: icloud.does-icloud-mail-count-against-storage
url: https://storagestudio.us/faq/icloud/does-icloud-mail-count-against-storage
category: "iCloud & iCloud Photos"
subcategory: "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."
tags: ["icloud mail", "storage", "attachments"]
related: ["https://storagestudio.us/faq/icloud/how-do-i-free-up-icloud-storage-without-deleting-photos", "https://storagestudio.us/faq/icloud/how-do-i-see-whats-using-my-icloud-storage", "https://storagestudio.us/faq/icloud/what-stops-working-when-icloud-storage-is-full"]
applies_to: "all"
last_reviewed: 2026-10-01
---

# Does iCloud Mail count toward my iCloud storage?

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.

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](https://storagestudio.us/faq/mac-storage-basics/how-do-i-find-the-biggest-emails-in-mail). Mail stored on the Mac uses Mac space separately.