Finding Large Emails in Gmail

You can Google Mail's search options to find large emails.

This KB Article References: Google Mail
Created: 09/05/2024 Last Updated: 10/04/2024

  1. In Gmail, in the right side of the search bar, click show search options 

    show search options

  2. In the Size field, select greater than, enter a number (e.g., 20) MB and click Search

    gmail search with size greater than 20 MB selected
  3. Emails that are larger than the entered size display.
  4. Click on an email to open it and see what's large
    Tip: If you have conversation view on and you click on a conversation in these results, the first specific message that is large will open
  5. If you don't need an email, delete it. 

    1. To delete one message in a conversation, click ⋮ near Reply (top right of that message) and select Delete this message

      gmail message showing ⋮ More menu open on one message in a conversation and delete this message highlighted