How to delete old attachments from email?

[netibiza]

I have yahoo email and want to get rid of some of the rubbishy attachments and photos that have been sent over time. It says "check all" but no delete. I'm sure it would create more disc space if I got rid of them, any ideas? Thank you.

[koster]

Are you talking about Yahoo webmail, or are you using an email program like Outlook Express on your computer, even though your account might be with a provider like Yahoo?

Yahoo Webmail
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If you are using Yahoo webmail, the message are taking up space on Yahoo's computers, not space on your computer. So don't worry about it unless you've had a message from Yahoo telling you your inbox is too full. I don't know know if there is a limit or what that limit is, but I have over 16,000 messages in my Yahoo inbox.

In Yahoo webmail, you can delete an email with an attachment. You can't delete the attachment and keep the email.

Just tick the box(es) next to the email(s) you want to delete, and click the delete button.
Or, open an email and click the delete button.

If your inbox is too full and you want to want to make space, a handy tip to click the heading at the top of the 'Size' column in the inbox. This will put the emails in order of size, allowing you to easily delete the largest ones.

You can also make some space by clicking on 'Empty' next to the Spam and Trash folders.

Email program on your computer
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I am using Microsoft Outlook 2010. It might be different for you if you have a different email program.

To delete an email, highlight it in the inbox view, and press the delete button on your keyboard.

To delete an attachment, open the email, right-click on the link to the attachment, and click on 'Remove attachment'.

[Wak]

I use Outlook Express and Windows XP. I also have a small application called OE Quick Tools which will strip attachments and the >>>'s from normal e-mails.
I downloaded this program years ago when it was FREE. I think you can still get a similar program from http://ajsystems.com/oequicktools/qt.html but I think you have to buy it now.

[netibiza]

Thanks, it's all a bit too technical for me, all I know is that I have yahoo.co.uk. and the attachments are silly little cartoons and photos that people send me. I don't need the space but just wanted to get rid of them.

[koster]

Hi Netibiza,

There are two ways to get your email - one is "webmail" and the other is an email program.

If you use Internet Explorer (the big blue 'e' on your computer) to get your email, you are using webmail.

In this case you can delete whole emails, but you can't delete the pictures and keep the emails.