Typically, deleting video and high-resolution photo files will give the quickest relief to a lack of hard disk space.

The first place I looked for extraneous files was in media folders. Shortly thereafter she began receiving error messages that her startup disk was full and that she needed to delete files on her machine in order to continue using it. My client had just purchased a new 13-inch MacBook Pro and had her information transferred from her old machine.

Navigate to the folder where the archive is saved to verify that the process has been completed correctly.While working with a client today, I uncovered a handy tip that could save you an extremely large amount of hard drive space on your Mac.

Once the progress bars for each of the selected items is complete, you will see the message Your data has been exported. Click on the Finish button.

Once you have set those fields, click on the Save button.

You can now name the archive in the Save As: field and choose where the file will be saved in the Where: field.

Select the items you wish to archive and then click on Continue.

You will see the Export to Archive File (.olm) window.

Click on the Tools tab at the top of the Outlook window and select Export.

Double click to launch Microsoft Outlook.

Scroll down in the Applications folder until you see the Microsoft Outlook icon.

From your desktop, click on Go located in the top toolbar and select Applications.

olm files on the cloud causes them to become unstable and significantly increases the risk of the archive file becoming corrupted. Any information from your email account that you archive must be stored on your local hard drive and should not be stored on any cloud storage platforms. Please note that Outlook for Mac saves the Archive file as an (.olm) file that can only be read on a Mac.

Archiving emails in Outlook for Mac creates copies of your email account from the server and stores them on your local computer.

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