How to use your space in Google drive

[ErmesT]

Update 9/22/2021 from Google Moderator @DeniGu: The information in this post may be partially or completely outdated. For more information about changes to the Google Photos storage policies in 2021, please read this article on The Keyword. For tips on how to stay within storage limits on Google Photos, please read "Do my photos get deleted from Google Maps if I delete them from Google Photos?" on Connect's Help Desk. Thank you.

With the end of the free storage promotions, one of the most common question in Connect is: How can I use my space in Google drive?

Of course, with a quick search you will find all the answer, but for an easy reference I will try to sumarize in here the most common questions.

The biggest mistake that I did, when I got the free storage, was to save a copy of all my photos in Google Drive. Loading photos in Drive is using your storage space

With a correct setting, you will be able to store:

• Photos, in Google Photos, at High Quality (16MP), for free (unlimited storage)
• Videos, in Google Photos, at High Definitions (1080P), for free (unlimited storage)

This is the storage I'm actually using:

Most of the space is used for documents that I have in Drive. As you can see from the details, I am not using space for photos

And I have more than 7450 files (photos and videos) stored

So, dont worry about space for photos in Google Maps. Make the correct setting, and you will have no problem in storage due to Google Maps or Youtube videos

For more informations, here are the links to the help pages:

1. How Google Photos works with Google Drive
2. Check your Drive storage
3. Info about upload size
4. Clear Google Drive space & increase storage
5. Google photos setting

Hope this can help you

Happy Mapping

Ermes