Tag Archives: Storage

How to check your email to avoid new free storage limits

Since Google stopped providing unlimited storage in Google Photos June 1, some of you may worry that excess cat photos will push you into paying for extra storage or finding another place to back up your pictures. But this space crunch might not hinge on images at all, because Google’s 15-gigabyte limit for no-charge storage covers not just Google Photos but also Google Drive and Gmail. Although an individual email might not seem like much, a thousand words can be worth a picture –… Source link

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How to share your Google One storage with your family

A colleague here at The Verge tells this story: “This weekend my wife was like, ‘Google says I’m almost out of storage!’ and I was like ‘We have 2TB with Google One, that’s not possible!’” What was the problem? Well, just because you’ve established family sharing with your Google account, you don’t automatically start to share your extra storage from Google One. You’ve got to turn it on. First, the basics: Google One is essentially the paid version of Google Drive…. Source link

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Google Photos unlimited free storage going away

(ABC4) – If you use Google Photos be prepared – you may have to start paying to store your photos and videos. Starting Tuesday, June 1, you will only have 15 GB of free storage to use. If you need more space, it will cost you. Get Utah’s latest news sent to your inbox! Click here to subscribe to the free ABC4 daily newsletter. In November, Google announced the change to its photo service, saying more than 4 trillion photos are stored within it, with 28 billion new… Source link

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How to backup all photos before Google Photos free storage ends on June 1

Google Photos storage will start counting towards your free 15GB Google account from June 1, 2021. This means all photos that get backed up on Google Photos from June 1 will automatically consume your limited free 15GB Google account space that is shared by Gmail, Docs and Drive. And in case, your storage gets full due to photos, then you may stop receiving new emails. Having said that, the good news is that Google is allowing you to save all photos (in High Quality only and not Original… Source link

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Google Photos wants money: Stricter storage limitations kick in next week

Enlarge / The Google Photos storage management tool. Google Google Photos would like some of your money. The service is turning six years old and will kick off its quest for monetization next week, when Google will start getting more restrictive about photo storage limits. The goal is to push users over the 15GB free limit that comes with every Google account so they’ll buy more storage via the “Google One” program. Google Photos launched with… Source link

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