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> From: A Computer User
> Sent: December 22, 2005
> To: Ask Leo!
> Subject: Ask Leo Question - Does making an email account take up space on your computer?
>
> Leo,

> Does making an email account take up space on your computer?
> Because I have two emails and one I don't need will the one I
> don't use still be taking up space on my computer? Will it
> slow it down if I have alot of junk mail?

If you're using a web-based email system like Hotmail, then
no. If you're using a regular mail program like Outlook or
Outlook Express, while each account takes up a little space,
it's really the growing collection of messages that ends up
eating up disk space over time.

Thanks for asking,

Leo

Article 961 | Category: EMail

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