{"id":13362,"date":"2026-09-02T11:38:05","date_gmt":"2026-09-02T15:38:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.virginiawestern.edu\/iet-services\/?page_id=13362&#038;preview_id=13362"},"modified":"2026-09-02T11:50:05","modified_gmt":"2026-09-02T15:50:05","slug":"email-management","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.virginiawestern.edu\/iet-services\/services\/faculty-staff-email\/email-management\/","title":{"rendered":"Tame the Inbox Beast: Email Management"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Why Email Management Matters<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Email is a work tool, not a storage closet with a search bar. A cleaner mailbox helps Outlook run faster, makes important messages easier to find, and reduces mailbox storage warnings. Microsoft notes that large mailboxes can take longer to open and search, and that Deleted Items and Junk Email still affect storage until cleaned up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Here is our practical guide to a faster, cleaner, safer mailbox &#8212; five minutes at a time.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.kb-row-layout-id13362_1eb314-90 > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id13362_1eb314-90 > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id13362_1eb314-90 > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);padding-top:0px;padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);grid-template-columns:repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));}.kb-row-layout-id13362_1eb314-90 > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id13362_1eb314-90 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));}}@media all and (max-width: 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Empty the Junk Email folder periodically so unwanted messages do not consume space or distract from legitimate work. If a message is clearly junk, mark it as junk so future messages from similar sources are handled more appropriately.<\/p><\/div><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kadence-column13362_693ac5-ee > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column13362_693ac5-ee > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column13362_693ac5-ee > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column13362_693ac5-ee > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column13362_693ac5-ee > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column13362_693ac5-ee > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column13362_693ac5-ee{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column13362_693ac5-ee > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column13362_693ac5-ee > 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Empty Deleted Items regularly. Since the organization maintains an email archiver, keeping deleted messages \u201cjust in case\u201d is usually unnecessary for day-to-day mailbox management.<\/p><\/div><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<style>.kb-row-layout-id13362_893439-50 > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id13362_893439-50 > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id13362_893439-50 > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);padding-top:0px;padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);grid-template-columns:repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));}.kb-row-layout-id13362_893439-50 > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id13362_893439-50 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kb-row-layout-id13362_893439-50 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}<\/style><div class=\"kb-row-layout-wrap kb-row-layout-id13362_893439-50 alignnone wp-block-kadence-rowlayout\"><div class=\"kt-row-column-wrap kt-has-2-columns kt-row-layout-equal kt-tab-layout-inherit kt-mobile-layout-row kt-row-valign-top kt-inner-column-height-full\">\n<style>.kadence-column13362_d4e33f-71 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column13362_d4e33f-71 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column13362_d4e33f-71 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column13362_d4e33f-71 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column13362_d4e33f-71 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column13362_d4e33f-71 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column13362_d4e33f-71{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 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.kt-blocks-info-box-text{color:#2c2c2c;}.wp-block-kadence-infobox.kt-info-box13362_8e8a06-3b .kt-blocks-info-box-text{font-family:-apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,\"Segoe UI\",Roboto,Oxygen-Sans,Ubuntu,Cantarell,\"Helvetica Neue\",sans-serif, \"Apple Color Emoji\", \"Segoe UI Emoji\", \"Segoe UI Symbol\";font-style:normal;font-weight:400;}.kt-info-box13362_8e8a06-3b .kt-blocks-info-box-learnmore{background:transparent;border-width:0px 0px 0px 0px;padding-top:4px;padding-right:8px;padding-bottom:4px;padding-left:8px;margin-top:10px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:10px;margin-left:0px;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kt-info-box13362_8e8a06-3b .kt-blocks-info-box-link-wrap{border-top:5px solid #88177a;border-right:5px solid #88177a;border-bottom:5px solid #88177a;border-left:5px solid #88177a;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kt-info-box13362_8e8a06-3b .kt-blocks-info-box-link-wrap{border-top:5px solid #88177a;border-right:5px solid #88177a;border-bottom:5px solid #88177a;border-left:5px solid #88177a;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-infobox kt-info-box13362_8e8a06-3b\"><span class=\"kt-blocks-info-box-link-wrap info-box-link kt-blocks-info-box-media-align-left kt-info-halign-left kb-info-box-vertical-media-align-top\"><div class=\"kt-blocks-info-box-media-container\"><div class=\"kt-blocks-info-box-media kt-info-media-animate-none\"><div class=\"kadence-info-box-number-container kt-info-number-animate-none\"><div class=\"kadence-info-box-number-inner-container\"><div class=\"kt-blocks-info-box-number\">3<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"kt-infobox-textcontent\"><h3 class=\"kt-blocks-info-box-title\">Delete What You Do Not Need<\/h3><p class=\"kt-blocks-info-box-text\">Treat email like regular mail: read it, act on it, file it if needed, and throw it away if it has no ongoing value. Newsletters, old notifications, duplicate conversations, expired reminders, and outdated announcements are good candidates for deletion.<\/p><\/div><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kadence-column13362_5457c4-43 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column13362_5457c4-43 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column13362_5457c4-43 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column13362_5457c4-43 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column13362_5457c4-43 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column13362_5457c4-43 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column13362_5457c4-43{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column13362_5457c4-43 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column13362_5457c4-43 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column13362_5457c4-43\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><style>.kt-info-box13362_7281d0-9c{height:100%;}.wp-block-kadence-column.kb-section-dir-horizontal > .kt-inside-inner-col > .kt-info-box13362_7281d0-9c{height:auto;align-self:stretch;}.kt-info-box13362_7281d0-9c .kt-blocks-info-box-link-wrap{height:100%;}.wp-block-kadence-column.kb-section-dir-horizontal > .kt-inside-inner-col > .kt-info-box13362_7281d0-9c .kt-blocks-info-box-link-wrap{max-width:unset;}.kt-info-box13362_7281d0-9c .kt-blocks-info-box-link-wrap{border-top:5px solid #0053a5;border-right:5px solid #0053a5;border-bottom:5px solid #0053a5;border-left:5px solid #0053a5;border-top-left-radius:15px;border-top-right-radius:15px;border-bottom-right-radius:15px;border-bottom-left-radius:15px;background:#ffffff;padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-xs, 1rem);padding-right:var(--global-kb-spacing-xs, 1rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-xs, 1rem);padding-left:var(--global-kb-spacing-xs, 1rem);}.kt-info-box13362_7281d0-9c .kadence-info-box-icon-container .kt-info-svg-icon, .kt-info-box13362_7281d0-9c .kt-info-svg-icon-flip, .kt-info-box13362_7281d0-9c .kt-blocks-info-box-number{font-size:50px;}.kt-info-box13362_7281d0-9c .kt-blocks-info-box-number{font-family:-apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,\"Segoe UI\",Roboto,Oxygen-Sans,Ubuntu,Cantarell,\"Helvetica Neue\",sans-serif, \"Apple Color Emoji\", \"Segoe UI Emoji\", \"Segoe UI Symbol\";font-style:normal;}.kt-info-box13362_7281d0-9c .kt-blocks-info-box-media{color:#ffffff;background:#0053a5;border-radius:200px;overflow:hidden;border-top-width:0px;border-right-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;border-left-width:0px;padding-top:20px;padding-right:20px;padding-bottom:20px;padding-left:20px;margin-top:0px;margin-right:20px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;}.kt-info-box13362_7281d0-9c .kt-blocks-info-box-media .kadence-info-box-image-intrisic img{border-radius:200px;}.kt-info-box13362_7281d0-9c .kt-infobox-textcontent h3.kt-blocks-info-box-title{color:#0053a5;font-family:-apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,\"Segoe UI\",Roboto,Oxygen-Sans,Ubuntu,Cantarell,\"Helvetica Neue\",sans-serif, \"Apple Color Emoji\", \"Segoe UI Emoji\", \"Segoe UI Symbol\";font-style:normal;font-weight:600;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;margin-top:5px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:10px;margin-left:0px;}.kt-info-box13362_7281d0-9c .kt-infobox-textcontent .kt-blocks-info-box-text{color:#2c2c2c;}.wp-block-kadence-infobox.kt-info-box13362_7281d0-9c .kt-blocks-info-box-text{font-family:-apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,\"Segoe UI\",Roboto,Oxygen-Sans,Ubuntu,Cantarell,\"Helvetica Neue\",sans-serif, \"Apple Color Emoji\", \"Segoe UI Emoji\", \"Segoe UI Symbol\";font-style:normal;font-weight:400;}.kt-info-box13362_7281d0-9c .kt-blocks-info-box-learnmore{background:transparent;border-width:0px 0px 0px 0px;padding-top:4px;padding-right:8px;padding-bottom:4px;padding-left:8px;margin-top:10px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:10px;margin-left:0px;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kt-info-box13362_7281d0-9c .kt-blocks-info-box-link-wrap{border-top:5px solid #0053a5;border-right:5px solid #0053a5;border-bottom:5px solid #0053a5;border-left:5px solid #0053a5;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kt-info-box13362_7281d0-9c .kt-blocks-info-box-link-wrap{border-top:5px solid #0053a5;border-right:5px solid #0053a5;border-bottom:5px solid #0053a5;border-left:5px solid #0053a5;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-infobox kt-info-box13362_7281d0-9c\"><span class=\"kt-blocks-info-box-link-wrap info-box-link kt-blocks-info-box-media-align-left kt-info-halign-left kb-info-box-vertical-media-align-top\"><div class=\"kt-blocks-info-box-media-container\"><div class=\"kt-blocks-info-box-media kt-info-media-animate-none\"><div class=\"kadence-info-box-number-container kt-info-number-animate-none\"><div class=\"kadence-info-box-number-inner-container\"><div class=\"kt-blocks-info-box-number\">4<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"kt-infobox-textcontent\"><h3 class=\"kt-blocks-info-box-title\">Attachments Are Space Vampires<\/h3><p class=\"kt-blocks-info-box-text\">Attachments can consume a large amount of mailbox space over time. Save important files to an approved location such as OneDrive, SharePoint, Teams, or a department file location, then delete the email if the message itself is no longer needed. The file should live where people collaborate, not buried in one person\u2019s inbox like a fossil.<\/p><\/div><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<style>.kb-row-layout-id13362_fb13f2-88 > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id13362_fb13f2-88 > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id13362_fb13f2-88 > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);padding-top:0px;padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);grid-template-columns:repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));}.kb-row-layout-id13362_fb13f2-88 > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id13362_fb13f2-88 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kb-row-layout-id13362_fb13f2-88 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}<\/style><div class=\"kb-row-layout-wrap kb-row-layout-id13362_fb13f2-88 alignnone wp-block-kadence-rowlayout\"><div class=\"kt-row-column-wrap kt-has-2-columns kt-row-layout-equal kt-tab-layout-inherit kt-mobile-layout-row kt-row-valign-top kt-inner-column-height-full\">\n<style>.kadence-column13362_9b5d10-3e > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column13362_9b5d10-3e > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column13362_9b5d10-3e > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column13362_9b5d10-3e > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column13362_9b5d10-3e > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column13362_9b5d10-3e > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column13362_9b5d10-3e{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column13362_9b5d10-3e > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column13362_9b5d10-3e > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column13362_9b5d10-3e\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><style>.kt-info-box13362_796fdd-1c{height:100%;}.wp-block-kadence-column.kb-section-dir-horizontal > .kt-inside-inner-col > .kt-info-box13362_796fdd-1c{height:auto;align-self:stretch;}.kt-info-box13362_796fdd-1c .kt-blocks-info-box-link-wrap{height:100%;}.wp-block-kadence-column.kb-section-dir-horizontal > .kt-inside-inner-col > .kt-info-box13362_796fdd-1c .kt-blocks-info-box-link-wrap{max-width:unset;}.kt-info-box13362_796fdd-1c .kt-blocks-info-box-link-wrap{border-top:5px solid #595959;border-right:5px solid #595959;border-bottom:5px solid #595959;border-left:5px solid #595959;border-top-left-radius:15px;border-top-right-radius:15px;border-bottom-right-radius:15px;border-bottom-left-radius:15px;background:#ffffff;padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-xs, 1rem);padding-right:var(--global-kb-spacing-xs, 1rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-xs, 1rem);padding-left:var(--global-kb-spacing-xs, 1rem);}.kt-info-box13362_796fdd-1c .kadence-info-box-icon-container .kt-info-svg-icon, .kt-info-box13362_796fdd-1c .kt-info-svg-icon-flip, .kt-info-box13362_796fdd-1c .kt-blocks-info-box-number{font-size:50px;}.kt-info-box13362_796fdd-1c .kt-blocks-info-box-number{font-family:-apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,\"Segoe UI\",Roboto,Oxygen-Sans,Ubuntu,Cantarell,\"Helvetica Neue\",sans-serif, \"Apple Color Emoji\", \"Segoe UI Emoji\", \"Segoe UI Symbol\";font-style:normal;}.kt-info-box13362_796fdd-1c .kt-blocks-info-box-media{color:#ffffff;background:#595959;border-radius:200px;overflow:hidden;border-top-width:0px;border-right-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;border-left-width:0px;padding-top:20px;padding-right:20px;padding-bottom:20px;padding-left:20px;margin-top:0px;margin-right:20px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;}.kt-info-box13362_796fdd-1c .kt-blocks-info-box-media .kadence-info-box-image-intrisic img{border-radius:200px;}.kt-info-box13362_796fdd-1c .kt-infobox-textcontent h3.kt-blocks-info-box-title{color:#595959;font-family:-apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,\"Segoe UI\",Roboto,Oxygen-Sans,Ubuntu,Cantarell,\"Helvetica Neue\",sans-serif, \"Apple Color Emoji\", \"Segoe UI Emoji\", \"Segoe UI Symbol\";font-style:normal;font-weight:600;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;margin-top:5px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:10px;margin-left:0px;}.kt-info-box13362_796fdd-1c .kt-infobox-textcontent .kt-blocks-info-box-text{color:#2c2c2c;}.wp-block-kadence-infobox.kt-info-box13362_796fdd-1c .kt-blocks-info-box-text{font-family:-apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,\"Segoe UI\",Roboto,Oxygen-Sans,Ubuntu,Cantarell,\"Helvetica Neue\",sans-serif, \"Apple Color Emoji\", \"Segoe UI Emoji\", \"Segoe UI Symbol\";font-style:normal;font-weight:400;}.kt-info-box13362_796fdd-1c .kt-blocks-info-box-learnmore{background:transparent;border-width:0px 0px 0px 0px;padding-top:4px;padding-right:8px;padding-bottom:4px;padding-left:8px;margin-top:10px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:10px;margin-left:0px;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kt-info-box13362_796fdd-1c .kt-blocks-info-box-link-wrap{border-top:5px solid #595959;border-right:5px solid #595959;border-bottom:5px solid #595959;border-left:5px solid #595959;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kt-info-box13362_796fdd-1c .kt-blocks-info-box-link-wrap{border-top:5px solid #595959;border-right:5px solid #595959;border-bottom:5px solid #595959;border-left:5px solid #595959;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-infobox kt-info-box13362_796fdd-1c\"><span class=\"kt-blocks-info-box-link-wrap info-box-link kt-blocks-info-box-media-align-left kt-info-halign-left kb-info-box-vertical-media-align-top\"><div class=\"kt-blocks-info-box-media-container\"><div class=\"kt-blocks-info-box-media kt-info-media-animate-none\"><div class=\"kadence-info-box-number-container kt-info-number-animate-none\"><div class=\"kadence-info-box-number-inner-container\"><div class=\"kt-blocks-info-box-number\">5<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"kt-infobox-textcontent\"><h3 class=\"kt-blocks-info-box-title\">Use Folders &#8211; But Do Not Build a Museum<\/h3><p class=\"kt-blocks-info-box-text\">Folders can help organize active work, projects, vendors, departments, or recurring topics. Move useful messages into folders when they support current work. When a project or topic is finished and the messages are no longer needed, delete the folder or its contents.<\/p><\/div><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kadence-column13362_b0a792-33 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column13362_b0a792-33 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column13362_b0a792-33 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column13362_b0a792-33 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column13362_b0a792-33 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column13362_b0a792-33 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column13362_b0a792-33{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column13362_b0a792-33 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column13362_b0a792-33 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column13362_b0a792-33\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><style>.kt-info-box13362_fa71ba-00{height:100%;}.wp-block-kadence-column.kb-section-dir-horizontal > .kt-inside-inner-col > .kt-info-box13362_fa71ba-00{height:auto;align-self:stretch;}.kt-info-box13362_fa71ba-00 .kt-blocks-info-box-link-wrap{height:100%;}.wp-block-kadence-column.kb-section-dir-horizontal > .kt-inside-inner-col > .kt-info-box13362_fa71ba-00 .kt-blocks-info-box-link-wrap{max-width:unset;}.kt-info-box13362_fa71ba-00 .kt-blocks-info-box-link-wrap{border-top:5px solid #fec00f;border-right:5px solid #fec00f;border-bottom:5px solid #fec00f;border-left:5px solid #fec00f;border-top-left-radius:15px;border-top-right-radius:15px;border-bottom-right-radius:15px;border-bottom-left-radius:15px;background:#ffffff;padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-xs, 1rem);padding-right:var(--global-kb-spacing-xs, 1rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-xs, 1rem);padding-left:var(--global-kb-spacing-xs, 1rem);}.kt-info-box13362_fa71ba-00 .kadence-info-box-icon-container .kt-info-svg-icon, .kt-info-box13362_fa71ba-00 .kt-info-svg-icon-flip, .kt-info-box13362_fa71ba-00 .kt-blocks-info-box-number{font-size:50px;}.kt-info-box13362_fa71ba-00 .kt-blocks-info-box-number{font-family:-apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,\"Segoe UI\",Roboto,Oxygen-Sans,Ubuntu,Cantarell,\"Helvetica Neue\",sans-serif, \"Apple Color Emoji\", \"Segoe UI Emoji\", \"Segoe UI Symbol\";font-style:normal;}.kt-info-box13362_fa71ba-00 .kt-blocks-info-box-media{color:#000000;background:#fec00f;border-radius:200px;overflow:hidden;border-top-width:0px;border-right-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;border-left-width:0px;padding-top:20px;padding-right:20px;padding-bottom:20px;padding-left:20px;margin-top:0px;margin-right:20px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;}.kt-info-box13362_fa71ba-00 .kt-blocks-info-box-media .kadence-info-box-image-intrisic img{border-radius:200px;}.kt-info-box13362_fa71ba-00 .kt-infobox-textcontent h3.kt-blocks-info-box-title{color:#fec00f;font-family:-apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,\"Segoe UI\",Roboto,Oxygen-Sans,Ubuntu,Cantarell,\"Helvetica Neue\",sans-serif, \"Apple Color Emoji\", \"Segoe UI Emoji\", \"Segoe UI Symbol\";font-style:normal;font-weight:600;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;margin-top:5px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:10px;margin-left:0px;}.kt-info-box13362_fa71ba-00 .kt-infobox-textcontent .kt-blocks-info-box-text{color:#2c2c2c;}.wp-block-kadence-infobox.kt-info-box13362_fa71ba-00 .kt-blocks-info-box-text{font-family:-apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,\"Segoe UI\",Roboto,Oxygen-Sans,Ubuntu,Cantarell,\"Helvetica Neue\",sans-serif, \"Apple Color Emoji\", \"Segoe UI Emoji\", \"Segoe UI Symbol\";font-style:normal;font-weight:400;}.kt-info-box13362_fa71ba-00 .kt-blocks-info-box-learnmore{background:transparent;border-width:0px 0px 0px 0px;padding-top:4px;padding-right:8px;padding-bottom:4px;padding-left:8px;margin-top:10px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:10px;margin-left:0px;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kt-info-box13362_fa71ba-00 .kt-blocks-info-box-link-wrap{border-top:5px solid #fec00f;border-right:5px solid #fec00f;border-bottom:5px solid #fec00f;border-left:5px solid #fec00f;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kt-info-box13362_fa71ba-00 .kt-blocks-info-box-link-wrap{border-top:5px solid #fec00f;border-right:5px solid #fec00f;border-bottom:5px solid #fec00f;border-left:5px solid #fec00f;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-infobox kt-info-box13362_fa71ba-00\"><span class=\"kt-blocks-info-box-link-wrap info-box-link kt-blocks-info-box-media-align-left kt-info-halign-left kb-info-box-vertical-media-align-top\"><div class=\"kt-blocks-info-box-media-container\"><div class=\"kt-blocks-info-box-media kt-info-media-animate-none\"><div class=\"kadence-info-box-number-container kt-info-number-animate-none\"><div class=\"kadence-info-box-number-inner-container\"><div class=\"kt-blocks-info-box-number\">6<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"kt-infobox-textcontent\"><h3 class=\"kt-blocks-info-box-title\">Use Search to Find Bulk Cleanup Targets<\/h3><p class=\"kt-blocks-info-box-text\">Search by sender, topic, keyword, or message size to find groups of low-value messages. For example, search for a sender that sends frequent notifications, review the results, and bulk delete messages that no longer matter. Microsoft also recommends finding large or older messages as part of mailbox cleanup.<\/p><\/div><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<style>.kb-row-layout-id13362_457223-0e > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id13362_457223-0e > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id13362_457223-0e > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);padding-top:0px;padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);grid-template-columns:repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));}.kb-row-layout-id13362_457223-0e > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id13362_457223-0e > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kb-row-layout-id13362_457223-0e > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}<\/style><div class=\"kb-row-layout-wrap 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