#962 - Why is My Outlook.com Email Suddenly Full?
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Microsoft strikes again
Honestly, I don't even know how to summarize this one, but if you use Outlook.com it's an important one that might already have caught you by surprise.
They're changing how space is allocated between Outlook.com and OneDrive, and if you have a free account you might already be blocked from sending and recieving email.
Why is My Outlook.com Email Suddenly Full? has the details.
Also this week
- Deleting attachments at Outlook.com.
- System Restore is unreliable.
- Ads try to fool you.
- Restoring a backup to a new PC.
As always, links below.
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Why is My Outlook.com Email Suddenly Full?
Microsoft has changed how they allocate your storage.
Microsoft made a confusing change to how storage is allocated between Outlook.com and OneDrive.
Read: Why is My Outlook.com Email Suddenly Full?
Also This Week on Ask Leo!
Don't Rely on System Restore |  |
| System Restore doesn't restore your system and has proven itself too unreliable to count on. Read: Don't Rely on System Restore | |
Don't Be Fooled By Ads |  |
| Advertisements support the free information available online. It's critical that you can distinguish ads from genuine content. Read: Don't Be Fooled By Ads | |
How Do I Restore a Backup to a New PC? |  |
| You probably want to keep the new operating system on your new machine. All that you need from your image backup is the data that has luckily been preserved. Read: How Do I Restore a Backup to a New PC? | |
How Do I Delete Attachments in Outlook.com? |  |
| If you want to free up space in your Outlook.com email account by deleting attachments but not their corresponding messages, you'll need to take extra steps. Read: How Do I Delete Attachments in Outlook.com? | |
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 | How Do I Delete Attachments in Outlook.com?If you want to free up space in your Outlook.com email account by deleting attachments but not their corresponding messages, you'll need to take extra steps.Watch: How Do I Delete Attachments in Outlook.com? |
 | Why is My Outlook.com Email Suddenly Full?Microsoft made a confusing change to how storage is allocated between Outlook.com and OneDrive.Watch: Why is My Outlook.com Email Suddenly Full? |
 | How Do I Restore a Backup to a New PC?More than likely, you will want to keep the new operating system on your new machine. All that you need from your image backup is the data that has luckily been preserved.Watch: How Do I Restore a Backup to a New PC? |
 | Don't Be Fooled By AdsAdvertisements support the free information available online. It's critical that you be able to distinguish them from genuine content.Watch: Don't Be Fooled By Ads |
 | Don't Rely on System RestoreSystem Restore doesn't restore your system and has proven itself too unreliable to count on.Watch: Don't Rely on System Restore |
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