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Google has announced that, starting in June next year, Google Photos will lose unlimited storage for high-quality photos and videos. With the change, all normal users without a Pixel smartphone will have their files provided in the 15GB of free cloud space on company accounts, which also include Gmail and Drive.
Files saved to Google Photos at the end of May 2021 will not yet count towards the 15GB of free storage. However, if you already want to plan your move, there are several ways to see the amount of space in your Google account.
View storage via mobile
If you have Google Photos or Drive on Android or iOS, just open the app, click on your profile picture in the upper right corner and go to the “Google Account” option. On the new page that will open, go to “Account Storage”.
Storage can be seen within the Google account optionsSource: Mateus Mognon
The main page of the Google account will show the amount of space used. Clicking on “Manage Storage” will open a new page with detailed details about the applications using the cloud space.
Google Drive also delivers information to your phone with fewer clicks. Simply enter the application, click on the menu in the upper left corner and then on the “Storage” option.
Don’t have a PC?
If you are using a computer, you can easily see your storage on some Google sites, just log in with your Gmail account. The easiest way is to access the Google One service page. The platform shows your amount of free storage and links to the platforms that use the cloud space.
The Google One storage page shows your storage usageSource: Google One
The information allows the user to see if it is within the limits of free storage. If the bar is red, it means that the space has been completely filled and some files need to be deleted.
Google revealed yesterday that it will start deleting files from inactive accounts and also that they are exceeding the total storage. According to the company, the action will be taken after two years and the user will be warned not to lose important files.
The Google One service also has ways to expand your account storage, but you have to pay. The company offers subscriptions with values starting at R $ 6.99 per month, which offer between 100 GB and 2 TB of extra space in the cloud.
