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Checking your storage space on your Exchange account

On this page:

Outlook 2010

To determine your space usage in Outlook 2010, click the File tab and, if necessary, select Info in the left column. The "Mailbox Cleanup" section will display how much space you are using in your mailbox.

For a detailed list displaying the size of each folder in your mailbox:

  1. In the "Mailbox Cleanup" section, click Cleanup Tools.

  2. Select Mailbox Cleanup from the drop-down list.

  3. Click View Mailbox Size....

  4. Your total usage is listed beside "Total Size (including subfolders)", with each folder's size below the total.

Outlook 2007, 2003, 2002

Note: For 2003, these instructions assume you are not using Cached Exchange mode.

  1. From the Tools menu, choose Mailbox Cleanup....

  2. Click View Mailbox Size... (Outlook 2007 or 2003) or Click Here (Outlook 2002).

Outlook Web App (OWA)

Note: OWA now has the same functionality across major browsers in most cases; see OWA "Premium" and "Light" interfaces For more information on using OWA, with your Inbox displayed, click ? (the question mark) at the top right.

If you are in the Premium interface for Outlook Web App (OWA):

  1. In the lower left of the window, on the navigation bar, click Mail to make sure you are in the correct view.

  2. In the upper left, you will see the folder list. Your name will be displayed near the top as lastname, firstname. Mouse over your name. A small box with your storage information will appear.

Mac OS

To check your Indiana University Exchange storage space on a Mac, you need to use Mail configured as an Exchange client running on Mac OS X 10.6 (Snow Leopard).

To configure Mail to read your IU Exchange account, see Using Mac OS X 10.7 (Lion) or 10.6 (Snow Leopard), how do I configure my Cyrus (Webmail) or Exchange mail?

To check your storage using Mail, see In Mac OS X Mail, how do I check my storage space?