How can I check the mailbox size in Outlook?

This FAQ describes how you can check the size of your mailbox and the size of each (sub)folder. This valuable information can be used to clean up an over-sized mailbox.

 Check mailbox size

1. Be sure the Folder List is visible:

   Choose View > Navigation Pane (or use the shortcut 'ALT+F1')
   

2. In the Folder List, select the properties of your mailbox:

   Right-click 'Mailbox - Firstname Lastname'.

   On the pop-up window select 'Properties for "Mailbox - Firstname Lastname" '.

   
3. Check the Folder Size of the available folders:

   On the General tab, choose 'Folder Size ...'

   You can view the Folder size of the:

   • Local Data (cached data size)
   • Server Data (data size on the mail server)
      
   
    
4. Use this information to clean up your mail folder as described by the FAQ file How do I clean up my mailbox?

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