How to free up space on Google Photos? 4 ways
Depending on how many images you have on your phone, you may need to free up space on Google Photos.
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What is Google Photos for?
Google Photos is a free and “unlimited” image and video backup and storage service. It is available for mobile devices and computers, as long as you have the Google Photos app.
It allows users to backup, organize, edit and share their media conveniently.
It can include cloud storage, automatic backup, smart organization, easy sharing and much more.
Furthermore, it serves to free up space on your cell phone, as it will store the images for you.
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The platform is very effective for storing images, in addition to constantly bringing reminders of memories when they are 1 year or more old.
4 ways to free up space on Google Photos
Although it saves space on your cell phone for you, it has a limit of 15 GB per user.
This is the free photo storage space, so if you need more Gigabytes, you need to buy more storage. So, we have our first way to free up space.
1 – Buy more space
Google Photos storage by default can be quite useful for some people, and for those who end up using all the space it is possible to buy add-on.
For this, Google One was created, which allows you to have more storage not only for photos, but for Gmail and Drive.
There are three plans available for those who prefer to pay monthly or annually:
- Basic: 100GB for R$6.99 per month and R$69.99 annually;
- Standard: 200GB for R$9.99 per month and R$99.99 annually;
- Premium: 2TB for R$34.99 per month and R$349.99 annually.
2 – Lower file quality
Another possibility is to reduce the quality of the saved files, and to do this, go to the Google Photos app and go to Photo Settings.
By selecting “Backup” you can change the Backup quality to save storage.
3 – Delete photos or videos
Google Photos can often back up images that we didn't even know existed or that we don't need to store.
So when your storage is about to get full, try to clean up the images that you don't need to keep.
It's very simple and practical to do this, sometimes we can get rid of prints and reminder images that we no longer need!
It even shows photos that are blurry and screenshots that can be deleted.
4 – Use Google Assistant
If you're not sure what to do, the Google assistant can help you figure out what you can get rid of to free up space in Google Photos.
The Google Photos Assistant can suggest deleting low-quality media, duplicate photos, and more.
Checking out the suggestions is a great idea for those who are unsure of what to do and don't want to spend money to free up space in Google Photos.
