{"id":18364,"date":"2026-09-29T21:06:29","date_gmt":"2026-09-29T18:06:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hyyat.com\/knowledgebase\/change-email-quota-cpanel\/"},"modified":"2026-09-29T21:06:29","modified_gmt":"2026-09-29T18:06:29","password":"","slug":"change-email-quota-cpanel","status":"publish","type":"docs","link":"https:\/\/www.hyyat.com\/en\/knowledgebase\/change-email-quota-cpanel\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Increase Email Storage (Mailbox Quota) in cPanel"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"hy-tldr\" style=\"background:#f6f7fb;border-left:4px solid #d83954;border-radius:10px;padding:14px 18px;margin:0 0 20px;line-height:1.8\"><strong>In short:<\/strong> To increase email storage: cPanel, then Email Accounts, then Manage next to the email address. Change the storage allocation to the size you need or choose Unlimited, then click Update Email Settings.<\/div>\n<p>Sometimes the storage space you set for an email account fills up and you need to increase it. Here is how.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1.<\/strong> Log in to cPanel. See <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hyyat.com\/en\/knowledgebase\/how-to-log-in-to-cpanel\/\">how to log in to cPanel<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>2.<\/strong> Click <strong>Email Accounts<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hyyat.com\/zasogooh\/2019\/08\/Email-Accounts.png\" alt=\"Email Accounts in cPanel\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>3.<\/strong> You will see all email accounts on your site. Next to each one you see its address, its storage used and quota, a link to open it in Webmail, <strong>Manage<\/strong> to change its settings, and <strong>Connect Devices<\/strong> for email client setup.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hyyat.com\/zasogooh\/2019\/08\/Email-Accounts1.png\" alt=\"Email accounts list in cPanel\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>4.<\/strong> Click <strong>Manage<\/strong> next to the account you want to change.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hyyat.com\/zasogooh\/2019\/08\/Email-Accounts2.png\" alt=\"Manage email account\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>5.<\/strong> Under <strong>Allocated Storage Space<\/strong>, enter the new size, or choose <strong>Unlimited<\/strong>. Then click <strong>Update Email Settings<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hyyat.com\/zasogooh\/2019\/08\/Email-Accounts3.png\" alt=\"Set the mailbox quota\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hyyat.com\/zasogooh\/2019\/08\/Email-Accounts4.png\" alt=\"Update Email Settings\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>6.<\/strong> A success message confirms the change.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hyyat.com\/zasogooh\/2019\/08\/Email-Accounts4-2.png\" alt=\"Email quota updated\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The total email storage still counts toward your hosting plan&#8217;s disk space.<\/p>\n<p class=\"hy-svc-link\" style=\"background:#fff5f7;border-left:4px solid #d83954;border-radius:10px;padding:14px 18px;margin:20px 0;line-height:1.8\"><strong>Related service:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hyyat.com\/en\/business-hosting\/\">Hyyat Host business hosting<\/a> gives you unlimited email accounts on your domain with more storage, from $77\/year.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In short: To increase email storage: cPanel, then Email Accounts, then Manage next to the email address. Change the storage allocation to the size you need or choose Unlimited, then click Update Email Settings. Sometimes the storage space you set for an email account fills up and you need to increase it. Here is how. 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