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Shayla

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I have several emails, and one keeps getting this message.
When I click on options, it looks like they now want to charge for message storage.
When I go to my inbox, it shows up above my emails, so I'm guessing it's legit.
But, then sometimes, I get an email saying that I might have received a mistakenly
sent message just like this one. I don't know which is right.

If any of you have Yahoo, have you done this process?

yahoo full storage notice.webp
 
Shayla & Ylva, what Yahoo is actually trying to do is "subtly" con you into upgrading into a more expensive email setup (the main reason I switched over to mail.com from yahoo even though I still maintain a rudimentary affiliation with yahoo [Unfortunately, mail.com has also recently started doing this conning nonsense to get me to convert to their paid as opposed to "free" email versions even though my needs are entirely covered within the free version. Ergo, constant vigilance on my part]). Corporate greed at its finest.

And Shayla, Ylva's comments regarding storage usage & inbox, etc cleaning-up is spot on: leave yahoo email corporate finger-wagging with as little actual reasons for singling you out as possible.
 
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It does sound a bit spammy to me as well. But I would start by deleting files and get more storage space back. A lot of things are still connected to my yahoo account, which is why I keep it. I use several other email accounts/servers and they all want to get paid for storage. I have 'free' 100gb with one and they keep advising me to upgrade (even though I have only used 6gb so far)
 
This one periodically pops up in my Yahoo inbox spam folder and I have never used ICloud. Yours is new to me but is probably a scammer wanting you to click the link and send them regular payments until you wake up.

Yahoo offers a menu in the spam folder which allows you to delete annoying posts and block the sender which can get rid of them, at least until they use another address.
 

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Several sources report that the limit of storage for free at Yahoo is now 20 GB . That's an awful lot for just mail, unless you have mail with many large attachments. As suggested, I would go to yahoo.com directly, log in and see how much storage you are actually using. If it's 20 GB or more, the message is legit. My guess is that it's not.
 
Gmail has a 15GB storage limit.
We got to about 90% a year ago, and repeatedly get a little message at the top of our email.
We got to 99% a few months back.
I have been going through messages and deleting things.
I know there is a bunch I do not need, but that takes time.
 
I think they all do this. My gmail has been at over 90% for 10 years now. I have to periodically clean out some old sent or INBOX emails, especially those that had photos attached.

As long as you keep the cloud pool below 15gb used, it is still free. For Google that total can include certain computer and phone backups, google drive, gmail, workspace, photos, etc. It all shares the same pool for your account.
 
artfolio said:
This one periodically pops up in my Yahoo inbox spam folder and I have never used ICloud. Yours is new to me but is probably a scammer wanting you to click the link and send them regular payments until you wake up.

Yahoo offers a menu in the spam folder which allows you to delete annoying posts and block the sender which can get rid of them, at least until they use another address.
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Sir, unsure about your cell-phone (& I'm not asking), but I currently have an I-Phone that's constantly "urging" me to use their Cloud-storage even though my cell-phone storage needs are totally adequate without same, & if memory serves, I think my mail.com email acct on said phone also indulges in said "urgings". Unasked for & constant irritating solicitations.
 
Yes Apple is just as guilty, for their variation of the same type of service. Google is for all other brands that have Google Android operating system, tied in with the gmail account.
 
October Update:

Having determined the above notice to be legit, I signed up for increased inbox storage space. For a nominal monthly fee, it's now increased from 20 to 100 GB. Now, I'm having a problem with accessing the email, from my phone and home computer. At work, when I click the tab, it shows up, with the new storage amount, and I can use it. But, when I try to sign in at home, it says 'This account cannot be created'. When I click the help option tab, it says that, if the user isn't able to recreate the account, they need to give up and start a new one. Now, I'm concerned that, if I log out of the work desktop, or if there's an update, it could lock me out completely. After getting the 'can't be created' note, I read advice to wait 24 hours and try again. I waited two days, and just now, am getting the same thing.

When searching, I found a reddit thread, where people said they'd been locked out of their Yahoo accounts after just one sign-in attempt, and the only retrieval option given was subscribing to Yahoo's paid customer support service. That seems so shady. Has anyone here experienced this? I do have a website email, for our business, but use my Yahoo accounts for many communications.
 
Is it possible you are at the sign up/create new account screen, and there's a link at the bottom that lets you login/signin to an existing account? (which brings up another interface)
 
Mike Labbe said:
Is it possible you are at the sign up/create new account screen, and there's a link at the bottom that lets you login/signin to an existing account? (which brings up another interface)
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It really annoys me when a site's home page "assumes" you are not registered and present a "sign up" link that's prominent and the "Log in" option is obscure.
 
David Waldmann said:
It really annoys me when a site's home page "assumes" you are not registered and present a "sign up" link that's prominent and the "Log in" option is obscure.
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Just had one today - the home page does not have a login option. You have to first choose a product before there is a link to login...

iDrive.com (backup program).
 
Shayla said:
October Update:

Having determined the above notice to be legit, I signed up for increased inbox storage space. For a nominal monthly fee, it's now increased from 20 to 100 GB. Now, I'm having a problem with accessing the email, from my phone and home computer. At work, when I click the tab, it shows up, with the new storage amount, and I can use it. But, when I try to sign in at home, it says 'This account cannot be created'. When I click the help option tab, it says that, if the user isn't able to recreate the account, they need to give up and start a new one. Now, I'm concerned that, if I log out of the work desktop, or if there's an update, it could lock me out completely. After getting the 'can't be created' note, I read advice to wait 24 hours and try again. I waited two days, and just now, am getting the same thing.

When searching, I found a reddit thread, where people said they'd been locked out of their Yahoo accounts after just one sign-in attempt, and the only retrieval option given was subscribing to Yahoo's paid customer support service. That seems so shady. Has anyone here experienced this? I do have a website email, for our business, but use my Yahoo accounts for many communications.
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Shayla, like yourself, I've seen numerous online comments of people complaining about being semi-locked out of such accts after opening them, & then receiving little real "help" from Yahoo afterwards except for extra $$ suggestions. It's either Yahoo in beta-format regarding their increased inbox storage spacing, or simply corporate greed & pontificating, ie, to use a-b-c effectively requires a p-d-q addendum, & possibly linking it or both to another x-y-z appendage for maximum interface application, etcetera, etcetera, naturally at separate costs for each. (I personally suspect they designed it to function this way from the outset.)
 
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