# I need more room in my PM box, please **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [February 4, 2009, 3:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-more-room-in-my-pm-box-please/484424 "2009-02-04T15:53:09Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 14\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Anaamika](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2009, 3:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-more-room-in-my-pm-box-please/484424/1 "2009-02-04T15:53:09Z")
Is that possible? I hate deleting stuff and yet have to all the time. I have PMs saved for as long as I possibly can. Another board I go to has a 250 limit. zCan we up ours just a little? Maybe to 100? Pretty please? ---
**Author:** ![SkipMagic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skipmagic/32/20706_2.png) [@SkipMagic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SkipMagic)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2009, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-more-room-in-my-pm-box-please/484424/2 "2009-02-04T15:57:14Z")
Paid membership gets you a 100 message limit. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![NinetyWt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/cc9497/32.png) [@NinetyWt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NinetyWt)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2009, 4:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-more-room-in-my-pm-box-please/484424/3 "2009-02-04T16:00:06Z")
I save a lot of mine to my computer, ' **Mika**. That’s always an option. 🙂 On second thought … it is for members … can guests save their PMs? ---
**Author:** ![Anaamika](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2009, 4:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-more-room-in-my-pm-box-please/484424/4 "2009-02-04T16:00:09Z")
> [@SkipMagic](#): > > Paid membership gets you a 100 message limit. 🙂 Ah. Oh well. Thanks though. ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2009, 4:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-more-room-in-my-pm-box-please/484424/5 "2009-02-04T16:21:01Z")
> [@Anaamika](#): > > Ah. Oh well. Thanks though. As mentioned you can save the PMs off in Text. It is fairly easy. 1. Click on all the ones you want to save off and remove from the PM storage. 2. Drop down to the **Selected Messages** : and pick \*\*Download as text \*\*(or CSV or XML). 3. Click **Go** , choose click save and choose the file name and the folder you want to save to. This will return you to the PM folders. 4. Click the Selected Messages: Choose \*\*Delete \*\* 5. Click **Go** Repeat this now for the Sent Folder. Change folders at the top in the **Jump to Folder:** box. Now you have plenty of room. ---
**Author:** ![Anaamika](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2009, 4:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-more-room-in-my-pm-box-please/484424/6 "2009-02-04T16:22:53Z")
I will indeed just start saving them as text. I wish I had thought of that before; I’ve already deleted a few I liked (though I always start with me “sent” ones, and I don’t care as much about those.) Thanks! ---
**Author:** ![Trepa\_Mayfield](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/edb3f5/32.png) [@Trepa\_Mayfield](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trepa_Mayfield)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2009, 2:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-more-room-in-my-pm-box-please/484424/7 "2009-02-05T14:06:32Z")
> [@SkipMagic](#): > > Paid membership gets you a 100 message limit. 🙂 What? I have a 50 limit. ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2009, 2:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-more-room-in-my-pm-box-please/484424/8 "2009-02-05T14:11:13Z")
> [@pedescribe](#): > > What? I have a 50 limit. Are you sure? This only changed in the last few months. Click on the Private Message link below the **Welcome** , pedescribe. On the Private Messages in Folder page that comes up you will see in the Folder Controls box something like You have 41 messages stored, of a total 100 allowed. Verify if it says 100 or 50. ---
**Author:** ![Anaamika](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2009, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-more-room-in-my-pm-box-please/484424/9 "2009-02-06T16:50:09Z")
> [@What\_Exit](#): > > As mentioned you can save the PMs off in Text. It is fairly easy. > > 1. Click on all the ones you want to save off and remove from the PM storage. > 2. Drop down to the **Selected Messages** : and pick \*\*Download as text \*\*(or CSV or XML). > 3. Click **Go** , choose click save and choose the file name and the folder you want to save to. > This will return you to the PM folders. > 4. Click the Selected Messages: Choose \*\*Delete \*\* > 5. Click **Go** > Repeat this now for the Sent Folder. > Change folders at the top in the **Jump to Folder:** box. > > Now you have plenty of room. Thanks, I did this today, and it worked great. ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2009, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-more-room-in-my-pm-box-please/484424/10 "2009-02-06T16:55:37Z")
> [@Anaamika](#): > > Thanks, I did this today, and it worked great. Cool. I was hoping \*\*pedescribe \*\*might check back in. I’m curious if his says 50 or 100. ---
**Author:** ![Q.E.D](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/51bf81/32.png) [@Q.E.D](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Q.E.D)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2009, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-more-room-in-my-pm-box-please/484424/11 "2009-02-06T17:24:02Z")
Mine says 50. Yes, I’m sure. ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2009, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-more-room-in-my-pm-box-please/484424/12 "2009-02-06T18:56:16Z")
> [@Q.E.D](#): > > Mine says 50. Yes, I’m sure. How odd. I wonder if it will go up to 100 when you exceed 50 of if the change just did not work correctly. ---
**Author:** ![SkipMagic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skipmagic/32/20706_2.png) [@SkipMagic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SkipMagic)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2009, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-more-room-in-my-pm-box-please/484424/13 "2009-02-06T19:12:42Z")
> [@pedescribe](#): > > What? I have a 50 limit. Double-check your limit. You were in the correct user group allowing a 100 message limit, but just in case I moved you out and back again. See if it reads correctly now. ---
**Author:** ![SkipMagic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skipmagic/32/20706_2.png) [@SkipMagic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SkipMagic)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2009, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-more-room-in-my-pm-box-please/484424/14 "2009-02-06T19:18:27Z")
> [@Q.E.D](#): > > Mine says 50. Yes, I’m sure. Okay, I see how your account is set up now. Go ahead and check again in a few minutes.