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Outlook for Mac accounts connected to Exchange may sometimes get error messages stating that their Exchange mailbox is full. And IT support team may have to ask the email client users to delete unnecessary emails and attachments or to archive their mailbox data. Here, we will go through the causes of this issue and ways to deal with it.

Jan 29, 2019.

Why the Exchange Mailbox is Full?

An Exchange connected user mailbox cannot accommodate more messages when its size reaches the mailbox quota allocated by the Exchange administrator for it. Then, users will have to reduce their mailbox size from the Outlook for Mac email client itself. Deleting unwanted emails and separating attachments from mails can help to some extent. However, a better approach would be to archive the old Outlook for Mac mailbox data and retain only the recent and most relevant items in the mailbox. Let us see how you can check the size of your Outlook for Mac mailbox folders and archive their items.

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How to Check the Size of Mailbox Folders in Outlook for Mac?

In Outlook for Mac, users don’t have the facility to check the size of the entire mailbox. They have to do it individually for each folder. For this, right-click the folder, select Folder Properties, and go to Storage tab on the Folder Properties dialogue box. Here one can view the size of the folder as well as the sizes of its subfolders.

How to Archive Outlook for Mac Mailbox Folder Data?

The method for archiving folders in Outlook for Mac is given below:

1. Begin by choosing one or more messages to archive.
2. From the top ribbon, select Archive.
3. Click on Continue on the prompt (This will let you create you a new archive folder).
4. Now, to set archiving rules go to Tools and select Rules, further select Edit Rules.
5. Then select Exchange from the left menu pane, then click on ‘+’ to add a new rule.
6. Assign a Rule name and specify the required conditions. Then click on OK to save the rule.
7. To apply the rule to a folder, select all its emails and click Message > Rules > Apply > Select Rule.

How to Backup OLM Files in PST?

Many OLM users may want to backup their OLM files as PST files. By doing so, they can access their emails in MS Outlook (Windows environment). The process is given below:

1. Begin by signing in to your Gmail account so as to configure the IMAP email account.
2. Then configure your Mac Outlook OLM file with the same Gmail account.
3. Now, create a Gmail label and then start synchronizing the OLM file with IMAP
4. Now, move all OLM file data to IMAP account and then move OLM emails from IMAP mailbox to MS Outlook PST

Also, you can opt for a third party tool Kernel for OLM to PST converter for the conversion of OLM files to PST. This tool helps you to convert OLM files to PST format. It helps migrate all Outlook for Mac items including emails, attachments, calendars, etc. to the Windows environment.

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This article will describe how Firefox handles downloads for different types of files and how you can change that behavior.

• For help with download problems, see What to do if you can't download or save files.
• For help with embedded media on web pages, see Fix common audio and video issues.
• For help changing the e-mail program that Firefox uses, see Change the program used to open email links.

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When you click a link to download a file, you may see a dialog asking whether you want to save the file or open it with a specific application, if Firefox cannot handle the file internally. The Media type, also called the MIME type or Content type, as configured by the web server, will determine what action Firefox will take.

Note: Firefox will not be able to properly handle a file download if a misconfigured web server sends it with an incorrect Content type. For example, Firefox may display the content as plain text instead of opening the file in an application or asking you what to do. (To learn more, see Properly configuring server MIME types at MDN web docs.) You can contact the website in such cases or you can try a Firefox extension such as Content-Type Fixer to work around the problem.

When you tell Firefox to open or save the file and also check the option to 'Do this automatically for files like this from now on' (see below), a new Content Type and Action entry for that type of file will appear in the Applications section of the General panel in Firefox OptionsPreferences.

You can change what action Firefox takes for defined content types. This will not affect media embedded in a web page - only links to the files themselves.

1. Click the menu button and select ..
2. In the General panel, go to the Applications section.
3. Select the entry for the file type you want to change.
   Multiple entries for the same file format or extension? Some file types can include more than one Internet Media type.
4. The Action column will give you a drop-down menu, with options on action to take, whenever you click that type of file.
   • Preview in FirefoxOpen in Firefox: Select this if you want Firefox to display the content. It only applies to a limited number of file types that Firefox is able to decode, such as Portable Document Format (PDF).
   • Always ask: This will prompt you to select what action you want Firefox to take when you click on that type of file. This can be useful if Firefox is automatically saving a file type or is always opening it with a certain program and you want to be asked what to do.
   • Save File: This will always save the file to your computer using the Downloads window, whenever you click that type of file.
   • Use ... : Open the file with an application of your choosing.
5. Close the about:preferences page. Any changes you've made will automatically be saved.

When you click on a link for a type of file that doesn't have a set content type and download action, Firefox will ask you how to handle the file:

• Open with: Saves the file to a temporary folder and opens it in the default application for that file type. To select an application, click .

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Warning: Do not choose Firefox to always open a certain file type, as doing so can cause a problem where Firefox repeatedly opens empty tabs or windows after you click on a link.

• Save file: Saves the file to the download folder (specified in the General panel of Firefox OptionsPreferences).
• Do this automatically for files like this from now on: Check mark this setting and then click to add a new entry to the Content Type list for that file type.

Is Do this automatically for files like this from now on disabled? This can happen if the website's server incorrectly specifies the Internet Media type of the file. It also can happen if the server assigns 'Content-Disposition: attachment' to the file.

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If you are having problems with how Firefox is handling file downloads that you can't resolve, or if you just want to start fresh, you can restore the default content types and actions by manually deleting the file that stores these settings.

This will remove all customized content type actions. You will have to make those changes over again after you take the following steps.

1. Open your profile folder:

   • Click the menu button , click Help and select Troubleshooting Information.From the Help menu, select Troubleshooting Information. The Troubleshooting Information tab will open.
   • Under the Application Basics section next to Profile FolderDirectory, click . A window will open that contains your profile folder.Your profile folder will open.
   Note: If you are unable to open or use Firefox, follow the instructions in Finding your profile without opening Firefox.
2. Close Firefox. Click the Firefox menu and select Exit.Click the Firefox menu at the top of the screen and select Quit Firefox.Click the Firefox menu and select Quit.
3. Delete (or rename) the handlers.json file.
4. Restart Firefox.