{"id":14941,"date":"2025-11-04T21:29:12","date_gmt":"2025-11-04T21:29:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gatlabs.com\/knowledge\/?post_type=docs&p=14941"},"modified":"2025-11-05T11:52:52","modified_gmt":"2025-11-05T11:52:52","password":"","slug":"delete-big-gmail-attachments-with-gat","status":"publish","type":"docs","link":"https:\/\/gatlabs.com\/knowledge\/tech-tips\/delete-big-gmail-attachments-with-gat\/","title":{"rendered":"Delete Big Gmail Attachments with GAT+"},"content":{"rendered":"

Delete Big Gmail Attachments with GAT+<\/h2>\n

GAT+ audit enables the Google Workspace Admins and Delegated auditors to perform and take actions on the workspace emails of the domain.<\/p>\n

Admins can search by the size of emails and their attachments and delete them.<\/p>\n

Step 1. Find Big Attachment Emails<\/h2>\n

Navigate to GAT+ > Email > Email content search.<\/strong><\/p>\n

In the search field, enter the search parameters.<\/p>\n

has:attachment larger:10M<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

For whom you want to search, enter the User, Group, or Org. Unit<\/strong> of users to search through. To search for everyone in the domain, enter “\/” forward slash<\/strong> and include sub. OUs<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

To show the size in the User interface, click on the Column visibility<\/strong> button (6) and enable the Size<\/strong> from the menu option.<\/p>\n

\"Steps<\/p>\n

Step 2. Result<\/h2>\n

As a result of the filter, you can see all the emails found that have attachments and a size larger than 10 MB.<\/p>\n

You can search for any user and any email size using this filter.<\/p>\n

Step 3. Delete Emails with Big Attachments<\/h2>\n

Once the result is found, you can request access to the emails and the option to delete them.<\/p>\n

Select the emails from the checkmark beside their subject (1), then click on Email operations (2)<\/strong>, then Create new access request (3).<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"After<\/p>\n

In the pop-up window displayed, fill in the details:<\/p>\n