Does archiving emails clear up my inbox space?

Does archiving emails clear up my inbox space?

No. Archiving emails merely removes your emails from the email listing but saves it in the same folder. Archived emails still occupy the same space that they took up earlier. To clear space, you must delete emails instead of archiving them. Learn more.

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