How one Gmail search command freed 18GB of storage hiding in the Promotions tab
manishkhosiya · x · 2026-11-08
Most people never realize the biggest Gmail storage hog is the Promotions tab: years of shopping emails, coupons, newsletters, and marketing blasts quietly pile up.
- Search category:promotions olderthan:1y to surface a year's worth of promo mail at once
- Combined with bulk-select and delete, the author reclaimed 18GB in minutes without touching the inbox
- A quick, repeatable cleanup trick anyone can run today
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