Yahoo Mail Storage Update
Yahoo Mail users have had it pretty good over the last decade with a whopping 1 TB of free storage. But as of July 2025, Yahoo changed this storage amount giving users only 20 GB for free instead. Yahoo Mail Plus subscribers have also had a storage reduction from 5 TB to 200 GB.
What does this mean? Once you reach your Yahoo Mail storage limit, you’ll no longer be able to send or receive messages.
⚠️ So, aside from having to better manage the emails you want to keep, you’ll need to pay closer attention to those you don’t. This emphasizes the need to get rid of spam and other unwanted messages because if Yahoo email spamming gets out of control, you can lose storage space faster than you realize.
💡 Tip: To check your available storage on the web, click Storage in the lower left corner. In the mobile app, simply open the menu and tap Manage storage.
New Yahoo Mail AI Features
Along with the reduction in storage space, Yahoo Mail implemented further updates that began rolling out in late 2024. This includes a revamped interface and redesigned inbox that incorporates AI. Yahoo also continues to enhance its email spam filters.
Understanding these enhancements is important for both mailbox organization and storage space maintenance.
Inbox Categories
Similar to Gmail, Yahoo Mail gives you helpful category tabs at the top of your inbox. You’ll see Offers, Social, and Newsletters alongside the All and Priority tabs.
In the mobile app, you’ll simply see Offers and Other next to All and Priority which makes better use of the smaller screen.
Emails you receive that fall into these categories are automatically filtered into the corresponding tabs for easy viewing.
💡 Tip: The Clean Email app provides pre-made Smart Folders that work similarly to the Yahoo Mail categories but are more robust and don’t invade your inbox.
You have over 30 Smart Folders for things like Travel, Social Notifications, Online Shopping, Seasonal Sales, and more that you can access from the menu anytime.
Priority Inbox
As mentioned above, you’ll notice a Priority tab in both the web and mobile Yahoo Mail apps. The service uses this category in conjunction with AI to provide you with your most important messages in one spot and after they’ve passed through the spam filters.
Additional AI features include summaries of email content and quick actions like adding a calendar event or tracking a package. Plus, you can set the Priority inbox as the default tab that opens when you launch Yahoo Mail.
One-Click Unsubscribe
Another improvement is the Yahoo Mail unsubscribe feature which provides a one-click action to stop subscription emails that clutter your inbox. If you hover over an email from a mailing list, you’ll see the Unsubscribe option right there in your Inbox without the need to open the email and look for the unsubscribe link as in the previous app version.
💡 Tip: Clean Email offers an Unsubscriber feature that allows you to save time and free up space fast by removing yourself from multiple mailing lists at once rather than one at a time.
Spam Filter
While Yahoo Mail doesn’t advertise an “AI spam filter,” it does use AI-powered machine learning algorithms to identify spam emails. It also enforces DMARC (per the stricter email requirements implemented in 2024) to authenticate senders and combat email spoofing and phishing attempts.
If you’ve wondered in the past, “Why is the Yahoo spam filter so bad,” Yahoo Mail does continue to improve its filter to detect junk and move it to the Spam folder for you.
But remember, no spam filter is foolproof. Because there are no Yahoo Mail spam settings for you to adjust, you must manually teach the filter which emails are junk if they fall through the cracks.
💡 Tip: Learn more about how to fix your Yahoo Mail spam filter if you’d like additional tips.
How to Stop Junk Email on Yahoo Mail
Along with Yahoo Mail’s built-in spam filter are manual actions you can take to stop junk mail. These actions also help train the system’s junk filter to recognize spam moving forward.
If you still believe Yahoo Mail lets too much spam through, you can create filters of your own to move specific emails to the trash.
Manually stop and block spam
You can manually report spam in both the new Yahoo Mail web and mobile apps. As of this writing, the Yahoo Mail mobile app still does not provide the ability to block senders, but you can do so on the web instead.
On the web:
- Select one or more messages using the checkboxes on the left or open an individual email.
- Then, do one or both of the following:
- Click the Mark as spam button in the top toolbar or in the More menu.
- Open the More menu (three dots) and pick Block sender.
- If you’re blocking the sender in Yahoo Mail, you’ll be asked to confirm the email address and optionally block all future messages and delete existing emails. Make your selections and click OK to confirm.
In the mobile app:
- Select one or more messages using the circles on the left or open an individual email.
- Open the More menu at the bottom and pick Mark as spam.
- Choose OK to confirm. If the email you’re reporting as spam is from a mailing list, you have options to Unsubscribe or Mark as spam.
💡 Tip: If the spam filter makes an error, look at how to stop emails from going to Spam by mistake in Yahoo Mail.
Create mailbox filters
For those situations where the spam filter for Yahoo Mail isn’t catching everything you believe it should, you can use mailbox filters to automatically move messages out of your inbox.
- Open the More menu (three dots) on the left and pick Settings.
- Choose Filters in the left-hand menu and Add new filters on the right.
- Enter a Filter name and select the conditions below Set rules.
- Choose a folder to move to such as Archive or Trash or type a folder name.
- Click Save.
📌 If you want to create filters in Yahoo Mail with the mobile app, you’ll need to use either Yahoo Mail on the web, or better yet, Clean Email’s Auto Clean feature to set up inbox rules (described below).
Enhance Yahoo Mail Spam Protection with Clean Email
If you’re in a bind with the new email storage amount and need to clear out unwanted messages fast, you might be considering a third-party spam filter for Yahoo Mail.
While Clean Email is a mailbox management tool that accompanies your current email client, it does provide features that go beyond what many clients offer for spam control and protection.
Screener works as an extra spam shield by isolating messages from unknown senders. You can then review the emails and either Allow them into your inbox or Block them completely.
Auto Clean lets you set up inbox rules to handle messages they arrive which makes it ideal for automating repetitive spam deletion tasks. It provides you with an extensive number of conditions that easily surpass Yahoo Mail’s offerings.
Clean Email is safe to use and privacy-focused with no data sharing, available across macOS, iOS and Android, and the web, with seamless syncing of settings and preferences, and a trusted solution that cleans billions of emails each year.
Conclusion
If your Yahoo email is getting spammed regularly, it’s time to take action before you run out of storage space. Using Yahoo Mail’s new AI tools and improved spam filters alongside Clean Email’s robust feature set, you can maintain available storage, keep your inbox clean, and avoid disruptions in sending and receiving messages.
Now that you know how to block spam emails on Yahoo, look at additional ways to clean up your Yahoo Mail inbox and free up storage space.
