When I created my Gmail account in the 2000s, I didn't think I would ever fill up my inbox. That seemed especially true after Google increased the amount of free Gmail storage to 15GB in 2013. But ...

Update, Mar. 4, 2025: This story, originally published Mar. 3, now includes a statement from Google regarding the Gmail account recovery methods described in the article, as well as getting human help ...

Google is ending support for the POP3 protocol this year, which may complicate this loophole for getting free storage.

Is your Gmail account displaying the dreaded "Account storage is full" notification? If so, your inbox is more than 80% full, ...