The mail you need is underneath
Promotions, newsletters, and alerts land on top. The note you meant to answer is still in the inbox, under the pile.
Problem
Most of your Gmail is mail you will never open.
Promotions, newsletters, social alerts, and old attachments pile up for years. They bury the few messages you still need, and they keep the storage.
Example inbox
Scanning
Gmail storage
- SShoplyPromotion50% off ends tonight
- DDaily BriefNewsletterYour weekly digest
- CCircle12 new notifications
- AArchiveLargecontract_scan.pdf · 24 MB
- MMayaImportantNotes from today
Clutter marked. Important mail stays.
A few senders make the pile
Most of the clutter is not from people. It is the same stores, lists, and apps, writing you again and again.
Old mail keeps the storage
Unread deals and big attachments sit there for years. Gmail holds the space until that mail leaves the inbox.
Solution
Mark the clutter. Keep what matters. Move the rest only when you say so.
A scan sorts the pile. You review it. Selected mail goes to Gmail Trash, not gone forever.
1 · Scan
See the piles on your phone
FreeUp reads headers and size, then groups mail by what it is and who sent it. The messages stay between you and Google.
2 · Review
Uncheck what you want to keep
Clean a category or one sender. Important mail can stay out of the suggestions, and so can the last 30 days.
3 · Confirm
Then it moves to Trash
Nothing leaves before you confirm. Gmail keeps Trash for 30 days, and you can restore a cleanup from History.
FreeUp
The scan runs on your phone.
FreeUp is the Gmail cleanup app for that review. It reads headers and size, suggests what to trash, and waits for you to confirm.
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What the scan sorts
After a scan, mail is grouped so you can clean a category or a single sender.
Promotions
Sales, offers, and deals
Newsletters
Updates and digest emails
Social
Notifications and updates
Old unread
Haven’t opened in a while
Large emails
With big attachments
Old emails
Older than a year
- Important mail can stay out of suggestions.
- The last 30 days can be skipped.
- History lets you restore a cleanup.
Your inbox stays on your phone
Read on this device
Emails are analyzed on your phone. FreeUp uses headers and size to find the clutter.
No FreeUp server
Your mail is never copied to a FreeUp server. It stays between you and Google.
You can revoke access
Sign out or revoke access anytime. That removes FreeUp from your Google account and clears this device.
Gmail frees the space when Trash is emptied, automatically after 30 days. The inbox in the poster is an example. Your scan shows your own mail.
FreeUp
Scan the pile on your phone.
Connect Gmail, see what is taking space, and review it before anything moves.