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Is there a way to reduce the memory usage of mail in Windows 11?

I have a Microsoft Surface, with only 120GB of memory; however, in the System>Storage view it shows that mail is using up 7GB. I have uninstalled Outlook and this doesn't change.

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[–] helpImTrappedOnline 3 points 1 year ago (4 children)

Off topic, but if you're able to upgrade that storage, the price is pretty low right now.

A crucial 500GB 2.5 SSD is on sale for $35.

M2/nvme drives are on sale too.

[–] Enoblk 2 points 1 year ago

It's a surface, I don't think it's accessible, although idk about newer models, the old ones were sealed behind the screen

[–] Thermal_shocked 1 points 1 year ago

Not on a surface

[–] Ezro 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

That's good to know. I'll look into that.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

First install "showkey plus" and try to get your Windows license key. They hide that away from you even though you need it to register without a MS Account.

Btw this is still possible.

So if you need to reinstall Windows this is crucial. Maybe they have some way to transfer an installation though.

[–] Ezro 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Will any SSD fit or do I need a specific brand/model?

[–] helpImTrappedOnline 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Honestly, I have no idea....you'll have to look that up for the model surface you own.

The most I did before posting was search "surface hard drive replacement", saw that a few tutorials existed.

Be careful with m.2 ssds, they're a few different variants that look very similar.

[–] Ezro 1 points 1 year ago

OK, that's good to know. Thank you.