# my pm box is 100% full **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [May 24, 2011, 8:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-pm-box-is-100-full/583061 "2011-05-24T20:27:18Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Attack\_from\_the\_3rd\_dimension](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b38774/32.png) [@Attack\_from\_the\_3rd\_dimension](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Attack_from_the_3rd_dimension)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2011, 8:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-pm-box-is-100-full/583061/1 "2011-05-24T20:27:18Z")
So I noticed to day that my PM box is 100% full. I was tipped off by the boldface message saying :“Your PM box is 100% full”. I have 111 messages, and my max is 50. However, I remember that I had plenty of room the last time I looked, which is the last time I got a message. Has my box shrunk? Am I mis-remembering? Shouldn’t it say 222% full? ---
**Author:** ![fachverwirrt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/94ad74/32.png) [@fachverwirrt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fachverwirrt)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2011, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-pm-box-is-100-full/583061/2 "2011-05-24T21:02:38Z")
Has your membership recently lapsed? I don’t remember what the limit is for members, but they get a higher limit than guests. ---
**Author:** ![VinylTurnip](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/b2d939/32.png) [@VinylTurnip](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VinylTurnip)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2011, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-pm-box-is-100-full/583061/3 "2011-05-24T21:45:25Z")
You look a bit guesty from here. ---
**Author:** ![TubaDiva](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tubadiva/32/507_2.png) [@TubaDiva](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TubaDiva)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2011, 10:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-pm-box-is-100-full/583061/4 "2011-05-24T22:17:08Z")
Yes, that’s what happened – members get twice as much PM storage as guests. ---
**Author:** ![Attack\_from\_the\_3rd\_dimension](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b38774/32.png) [@Attack\_from\_the\_3rd\_dimension](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Attack_from_the_3rd_dimension)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2011, 10:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-pm-box-is-100-full/583061/5 "2011-05-24T22:48:13Z")
Ahhhhhhhhgh! I’ve become a guest! COOOOOTIES! ---
**Author:** ![Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/qadgop_the_mercotan/32/83_2.png) [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2011, 11:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-pm-box-is-100-full/583061/6 "2011-05-24T23:05:56Z")
> [@Attack\_from\_the\_3rd\_dimension](#): > > Ahhhhhhhhgh! I’ve become a guest! COOOOOTIES! Oh no! A problem! :eek: Quick, throw money at it!! ---
**Author:** ![Inner\_Stickler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/inner_stickler/32/318_2.png) [@Inner\_Stickler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inner_Stickler)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2011, 11:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-pm-box-is-100-full/583061/7 "2011-05-24T23:11:33Z")
l’M A PROBLEM THROW MONEY AT ME ---
**Author:** ![BigT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigt/32/12044_2.png) [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2011, 10:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-pm-box-is-100-full/583061/8 "2011-05-25T10:16:00Z")
Here’s how I handled that situation: [vBulletin PM Reader - Free download and software reviews - CNET Download](http://download.cnet.com/vBulletin-PM-Reader/3000-2367_4-10612431.html). To get the messages into it, select all of your messages, and then scroll to the bottom and choose “Download as XML” in the dropdown. Import the XML file into the program, and you are set.