{"id":2337,"date":"2026-04-01T23:40:29","date_gmt":"2026-04-01T23:40:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/veerhost.com\/docs\/how-to-set-email-storage-quota-cpanel\/"},"modified":"2026-04-01T23:44:34","modified_gmt":"2026-04-01T23:44:34","slug":"how-to-set-email-storage-quota-cpanel","status":"publish","type":"docs","link":"https:\/\/veerhost.com\/de\/docs\/email\/how-to-set-email-storage-quota-cpanel\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Set Email Storage Quota Limits in cPanel"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Overview<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Each email account on your hosting plan uses a portion of your total disk space. By setting a <strong>storage quota<\/strong> per mailbox, you can prevent a single account from filling up your entire server \u2014 which would stop all emails from being received. This guide shows you how to set and update mailbox quotas in cPanel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How to Set a Quota When Creating a New Email Account<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Log in to your <strong>cPanel<\/strong> account.<\/li>\n<li>In the <strong>Email<\/strong> section, click <strong>Email Accounts<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Click <strong>Create<\/strong> (or <strong>+ Create<\/strong>).<\/li>\n<li>Fill in the email address and password.<\/li>\n<li>Under <strong>Storage Space<\/strong>, choose one of the following:\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Unlimited<\/strong> \u2014 the mailbox can use all available disk space on the account<\/li>\n<li><strong>Custom (MB)<\/strong> \u2014 enter a specific limit in megabytes (e.g., <code>500<\/code> for 500 MB or <code>1024<\/code> for 1 GB)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Click <strong>Create<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How to Change the Quota on an Existing Email Account<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Go to <strong>cPanel &rarr; Email Accounts<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Find the email account you want to update and click <strong>Manage<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Scroll to <strong>Storage<\/strong> and update the quota value.<\/li>\n<li>Click <strong>Update Email Settings<\/strong> to save.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Recommended Quota Settings<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><thead><tr><th>Use Case<\/th><th>Recommended Quota<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>Contact form \/ info alias (low volume)<\/td><td>250 MB<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>General business mailbox<\/td><td>500 MB \u2013 1 GB<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Primary mailbox with heavy use<\/td><td>2 GB or Unlimited<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Automated system emails<\/td><td>100 MB (clear regularly)<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What Happens When a Mailbox Is Full?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When an email account reaches its quota limit:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Incoming emails will <strong>bounce back<\/strong> to the sender with a &ldquo;mailbox full&rdquo; error<\/li>\n<li>You will still be able to log in and delete old messages to free up space<\/li>\n<li>Sending emails may also stop working until space is freed<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How to Check Current Usage<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Go to <strong>cPanel &rarr; Email Accounts<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Each account shows its current usage and quota in the list (e.g., <code>45 MB \/ 500 MB<\/code>).<\/li>\n<li>If an account is near its limit, either increase the quota or delete old messages via Webmail (Roundcube).<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Need help managing your email storage? <a href=\"https:\/\/veerhost.com\/de\/support\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Open a support ticket<\/a> and we will assist you.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Overview Each email account on your hosting plan uses a portion of your total disk space. 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