Google Photos: Is your Google Photos storage full? Try these simple steps..

How to free up Google Photos Storage: Google Photos is used by most people. Especially Android users. Here, users' photos, videos, and documents are backed up, which remain in your phone for years. This is the reason why Google Photos fills up very quickly. The good thing is that old memories are also easily found, and your data remains safe. But the problem comes when the 15GB free storage given by Google is full. What to do in such a situation? Spending money and buying a plan is not the only way! Here are some easy ways by which you can make space in Google Photos even without buying a plan.

1. Delete unnecessary photos and videos

Open the Google Photos app.

Select the photos/videos that you want to delete.

Press the Delete icon.

Important: Deleted things remain in the 'Bin' or 'Trash' folder for some time; do not forget to permanently delete them from there to free up storage.

2. Choose 'Storage Saver' quality
When uploading photos to Google Photos, choose 'Storage Saver' instead of 'Original Quality'. This reduces the quality of the photos slightly, but they take up less space.

Click on your profile photo in the Google Photos app.

Go to Photos Settings.

Click on Backup.

Set the backup quality to 'Storage Saver'.

3. Use another cloud service
If you want to move some of your photos from Google Photos to another place, you can use another free cloud storage service like Dropbox, Microsoft OneDrive, or Apple iCloud (for iPhone users). These also offer a few GB of free storage.

4. Save to computer/hard drive
Back up your most important photos and videos to a computer or external hard drive. This is an offline method and a safe option to save your memories forever.

5. Google One Plan
If the free methods don't work and you need more space, you can buy a Google One plan. In this, you get more storage along with some other benefits. But first, try the free methods given above!

6. Check for large files
Storage often gets filled due to videos or very large photo files. Check the storage management tool (Settings > Backup > Manage Storage) in the Google Photos app. It will tell you which are the large files, blurry photos, or screenshots that you can easily delete to make space.

7. Delete old backups in Drive
Your Google account storage is not only for Photos, but also for Gmail and Google Drive. Often, old backups of apps like WhatsApp take up a lot of space in Drive.

Open the Google Drive app.

Click on the side menu.

Go to the 'Backups' section.

Delete old, unnecessary backups.

Result: Manage storage without spending
By adopting these easy methods, you can use your 15GB free storage of Google Photos in a better way, and you may not need to buy a new plan. By taking a little care, you will be able to save your precious memories and money will not be spent unnecessarily.

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