Gmail's 15GB limit doesn't have to hold you hostage. Here's how to escape it. When I created my Gmail account in the 2000s, I didn't think I would ever fill up my inbox. That seemed especially true ...

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Gmail's default 15GB of storage can fill up fast, since it's shared with Google Drive and Photos. You can get around this by archiving your current inbox contents to a new, secondary Gmail account.

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