#983 – How Do I Free Space in Outlook.com Without Losing Emails?

Outlook and OneDrive continue to confuse

The bizzarre space allocation between the two has things very confused, and has people wanting to delete emails to free up space.

Emails that they want to keep some other way.

This weeks featured article shows you one way to do exactly that: How Do I Free Space in Outlook.com Without Losing Emails?

Also this week

• Backing up your smartphone photos.
• Being monitored at your router.
• Not getting sound from your computer.
• That special number we see over and over: 32.

As always, links below.

TEH Podcast

Apple's announcements, of course. How history is repeating itself in the form of what used to be called "time sharing". And of course what we found cool, and some very blatent self promotion.

TEH 203: Apple announcements. Is computer sharing back? AI's news for today.

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Take care,

Featured Article

How Do I Free Space in Outlook.com Without Losing Emails?
When Outlook.com and OneDrive.com combine to restrict available space.

To avoid running out of space in your Microsoft/Outlook.com account, you can archive email messages to your PC.
Read: How Do I Free Space in Outlook.com Without Losing Emails?

Also This Week on Ask Leo!

Back Up Smartphone Photos Using Dropbox Avoid losing everything if you lose your phone.
Smartphones are a popular way to take snapshots and videos. Tools like Dropbox are great for making sure those are backed up automatically. Read: Back Up Smartphone Photos Using Dropbox

Can Everything I Do Online Be Monitored at the Router? Technically, yes, but in most cases, no.
While it's not easy, your internet traffic can be monitored at or near your router. I'll look at how this might be done. Read: Can Everything I Do Online Be Monitored at the Router?

Why Don't I Get Sound from My Computer? An 11-step checklist.
No sound can happen for a variety of reasons. Here's how to troubleshoot if your computer is inexplicably silent. Read: Why Don't I Get Sound from My Computer?

What's So Special About 32? It has to do with the way computers think and the way Microsoft tried to organize things.
32, like 16 before it and 64 to follow, is special simply because computers think in powers of 2, as does Windows itself. Read: What's So Special About 32?

How Do I Get Someone's Location From an IP Address? You probably can't.
While getting someone's name and address from their IP address is technically possible, it's also difficult and requires law enforcement's help. Read: How Do I Get Someone's Location From an IP Address?

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How Do I Get Someone's Location From An IP Address? While getting someone's name and address from their IP address is technically possible, it's also difficult and requires law enforcement's help. Watch: How Do I Get Someone's Location From An IP Address?

What's So Special About 32? 32, like 16 before it and 64 to follow, is special simply because computers think in powers of 2, as does Windows itself. Watch: What's So Special About 32?

Why Don't I Get Sound from My Computer? "No sound" can happen for a variety of reasons. Here's how to troubleshoot if your computer is inexplicably silent. Watch: Why Don't I Get Sound from My Computer?

Can Everything I Do Online Be Monitored at the Router? While it's not typically easy, your internet traffic can be monitored at or near your router. I'll look at how this might be done. Watch: Can Everything I Do Online Be Monitored at the Router?

How Do I Free Space In Outlook.com Without Losing Emails? To avoid running out of space in your Microsoft/Outlook.com account, we'll look at a way you can archive email messages to your PC. Watch: How Do I Free Space In Outlook.com Without Losing Emails?

Back Up Smartphone Photos Using Dropbox Smartphones are a popular way to take snapshots and videos. Tools like Dropbox are great for making sure those are backed up automatically. Watch: Back Up Smartphone Photos Using Dropbox

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