It will surface photos or videos that you might want to delete, like photos that are blurry or screenshots, or videos that are large, to better manage the storage you have. In May, Google added a new tool in the Photos app to help you manage the photos and videos you've backed up that count toward your 15GB storage quota. You can also find a personalized estimate for how long your free storage may last, based on how frequently you back up photos and videos to your Google Account. Google will notify you in the app and by email once you get close to hitting your 15GB limit. Though that deadline has passed, you can still check your backup quality in the Photos app by going to Settings > Back up & sync.Įven with the change, more than 80% of current Google Photos users should still be able to store about three years of content with that free 15GB. Managing your Google Photos storageĪny photos and videos you backed up in Google Photos before the June 1 deadline will be considered free and exempt from the storage limit. Here's what you need to know about what the change means for you, including how to manage your Google Photos storage, subscribe to Google One and more. Plans start at $45 a month for two years when using it to buy a Pixel 6 or $55 a month for the same term for the Pixel 6 Pro. You can also check out the newly announced Pixel Pass bundle plan, which lets you combine Google services such as YouTube Premium, YouTube Music, Google Play Pass and Google One Storage. Google One, a subscription service announced last year, starts at $2 a month in the US for 100GB of storage and other features, like Google Store discounts.

And Google has added a new free tool to help you manage your storage quota. But don't worry: The photos or videos you uploaded before then won't be part of the cap. Now any new photos and videos you upload will count toward the free 15GB of storage that comes with every Google account. Google Photos ended its unlimited free storage policy for photos and videos as of June 1.

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