{"id":1329,"date":"2019-01-02T06:20:30","date_gmt":"2019-01-02T11:50:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.filerepairtools.com\/tips\/?p=1329"},"modified":"2026-03-07T09:23:55","modified_gmt":"2026-03-07T09:23:55","slug":"fix-error-outlook-mailbox-full-cant-send-messages","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filerepairtools.com\/tips\/fix-error-outlook-mailbox-full-cant-send-messages\/","title":{"rendered":"Fix Error &#8211; Outlook MailBox is Full Can\u2019t Send Messages"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">While Microsoft has increased the size of PST in the latest of Outlook 2016,\u00a0 users still get the message \u2018Your Mailbox is full, you may not be able to send or receive items\u2019. This message is generated when the Outlook PST reached its storage limit. In order to continue work with MS Outlook, you need to reduce the mailbox size in Outlook. <\/span><\/p><div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_82_1 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/filerepairtools.com\/tips\/fix-error-outlook-mailbox-full-cant-send-messages\/#How_to_Reduce_the_Outlook_Mailbox_Size\" >How to Reduce the Outlook Mailbox Size<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/filerepairtools.com\/tips\/fix-error-outlook-mailbox-full-cant-send-messages\/#Delete_E-mail_and_Attachments\" >Delete E-mail and Attachments<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/filerepairtools.com\/tips\/fix-error-outlook-mailbox-full-cant-send-messages\/#Use_Cleanup_Tools_Feature\" >Use Cleanup Tools Feature<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/filerepairtools.com\/tips\/fix-error-outlook-mailbox-full-cant-send-messages\/#Empty_Deleted_Items\" >Empty Deleted Items<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/filerepairtools.com\/tips\/fix-error-outlook-mailbox-full-cant-send-messages\/#Compress_Outlook_PST_File\" >Compress Outlook PST File<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sending and receiving emails frequently increases the size of Outlook Mailbox and it occurs more frequently with persons engaged in the marketing and promotion profession as the mail consist of media files like photos, templates that are of large size. Before the MS Outlook starts behaving unnaturally, it is good to delete items and reduce the size of Outlook Mailbox<\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jdoqocy.com\/9o105zw41w3JTLQOSOKJLNRTNTTL\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.awltovhc.com\/mg101qmqeki3D5A8C84357BD7DD5\" alt=\"\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_to_Reduce_the_Outlook_Mailbox_Size\"><\/span><b>How to Reduce the Outlook Mailbox Size<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Here are the top 4 methods that can reduce the size of Outlook mail instantly<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Delete_E-mail_and_Attachments\"><\/span><b>Delete E-mail and Attachments<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">An easy step to reduce the size of PST is deleting emails that are of large size. But instead of wasting time by checking each e-mail size, follow a systematic approach to sort out large e-mails and attachments<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Open Outlook, click on the home tab and select Search Folders<\/li>\n<li>Scroll down the Organizing mail section and click on large mail<\/li>\n<li>Under Customize Search Folder click on Choose button<\/li>\n<li>Now select the size \u2018Show mail greater than\u2019 and select the size,<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1987\" src=\"https:\/\/www.filerepairtools.com\/tips\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/reduce-outlook-mailbox-size.jpg\" alt=\"reduce outlook mailbox size\" width=\"331\" height=\"410\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Click on OK and folder named \u2018larger than 5000 KB\u2019 will be created<\/li>\n<li>This folder will contain the emails of size more than 4 MB<\/li>\n<li>Now Open this folder and delete un-necessary mails<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Use_Cleanup_Tools_Feature\"><\/span><b>Use Cleanup Tools Feature<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The mailbox cleanup tool permanently deletes the deleted items and help in managing Archive files<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Open Outlook and go to Files and click on Info tab<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Click on the Cleanup Tools icon and three options will be available<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Click on Mailbox Cleanup and look for options in the dialog box<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1988\" src=\"https:\/\/www.filerepairtools.com\/tips\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/cleanup-mailbox-in-outlook-to-recuce-size.png\" alt=\"cleanup mailbox in outlook to recuce size\" width=\"412\" height=\"427\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Here select the items older than 3 to 4 months and whose size is more than 1 or 2 MB<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Click on Find button, delete all the items which are no longer needed<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Empty_Deleted_Items\"><\/span><b>Empty Deleted Items<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Open the Mailbox Cleanup toolbox<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You will see a button to view the size of deleted items<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Click on Empty to permanently delete these items and create space for new messages<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Compress_Outlook_PST_File\"><\/span><b>Compress Outlook PST File<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Open Outlook and click on the File menu<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Now go to Account Settings and then again click on Account Settings<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-261\" src=\"https:\/\/www.filerepairtools.com\/tips\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/outlook-account-settings-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"354\" height=\"172\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The dialog box will open click on the Data Files Tab<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Select the Outlook data file (PST) which you want to compress<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Click on the settings tab for Outlook PST<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Outlook data file PST box will open, click on the button Compact Now<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1989\" src=\"https:\/\/www.filerepairtools.com\/tips\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/compact-pst.png\" alt=\"compact pst\" width=\"514\" height=\"418\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Outlook PST file will be compressed and its size will be reduced<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">By following the above methods you can reduce the size of Outlook mailbox and send\/receive new messages. <\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>While Microsoft has increased the size of PST in the latest of Outlook 2016,\u00a0 users still get the message \u2018Your Mailbox is full, you may not be able to send or receive items\u2019. 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