Between Google Drive, Gmail, Google Photos, and other Google services, you get 15 GB of free storage that you can use up quickly. When you approach the maximum, Google will ask you if you want to buy more digital storage space in Google One. But if you know you don’t need all the 100 GB of extra space that Google offers on the lowest plan, or you just want to save money on your subscription, use these tricks to clean up your digital storage. You can upload it.
Here’s how to do it Free up space in Google Drive, Gmail, and Google Photos It works on desktop and mobile, so you don’t have to pay for extra storage. We recommend doing this on your desktop rather than your mobile device, as it’s easier to sort and manage your files, but we’ll walk you through the process for both.
Please delete large files first
If you only want to delete a few items from Google Drive and Gmail to free up space, you can sort each service by file size and delete one or two large files instead of dozens of small items. Masu.
Here’s how to delete files by size in Google Drive on your desktop.
1. Sign in to your Google Drive account.
2. Once logged in, click storage It’s in the menu on the left side of the screen.
3. of storage This page lists files from largest to smallest, but if not, used storage It’s on the right side of the screen. Files are now ordered from largest to smallest.
Four. Click to select the large file you want to delete, click the trash can that appears near the top of the screen after selecting the item, or click the large file garbage It’s on the left side of the screen.
Five. click garbage in the left menu[ゴミ箱]Go to menu.
6. click empty trash can in the top right corner of the screen
7. click permanently deleted And your files are gone.
You can also do this with the Google Drive app. Here’s how:
1. Open the Google Drive app and sign in to your account.
2. Tap File It’s located in the bottom right corner of the screen.
3. Tap name Under my drive Near the top of the screen.
Four. Tap used storage. This will arrange the files from largest to smallest.
Five. Three dots (…) next to the item you want to delete.
6. Tap remove.
7. Tap the hamburger icon in the top left corner of the screen. Search in Drive.
8. Tap garbage.
9. Three dots (…) in the top right corner of the screen.
Ten. Tap empty trash can.
Whether you need more space or just want to keep your Gmail organized, it’s easy to free up space within the service for storage.
In Gmail on your desktop, you can also organize and delete files by size. Here’s how:
1. Log in to your Gmail account.
2. type Yes: Large attachment: 10MBFor example, type in the search bar, search. This will display all emails with attachments larger than 10 MB, ordered from largest to smallest. This format allows you to filter by other file sizes, not just 10MB files.
3. Select the checkbox to the left of each email you want to delete. garbage icon in the top right corner of the screen.
Four. click garbage on the left side of the screenClick to go to the Trash menu.If you can’t see garbageclick more and garbage It should be in the expanded menu.
Five. Once in the trash, click Empty the trash now It’s at the top of the screen.
Here’s how to organize and delete files by size in the Gmail app.
1. Open the Gmail app and log in to your account.
2. type Yes: Large attachment: 10MB Type in the search bar and hit search. This will display all emails with attachments larger than 10 MB, ordered from largest to smallest. This format allows you to filter not only 10MB files but also files of other sizes.
3. Tap the email you want to delete.
Four. Tap the trash can icon in the top right corner of the screen.
Five. Tap < in the top left corner of the screen
6. Tap the hamburger icon in the top left corner of the screen. Search within email.
7. Tap garbage.
8. Tap Empty the trash now.
Once the file is moved to: garbagewill be automatically deleted after 30 days.
Empty your Gmail spam folder
It’s easy to forget to empty your spam folder, which can lead to unwanted data in your Gmail account. Empty your spam folder (as well as your social and promotions folders) is another way to create space.
Here’s how to empty the spam folder on your desktop.
1. Log in to your Gmail account.
2. Once logged in, click spam It’s on the left side of the screen.If you can’t see spamclick more and spam It should be in the expanded menu.
3. in the spam folder, Delete all spam messages now.
Here’s how to empty your spam folder on the mobile app.
1. Open the Gmail app and log in to your account.
2. Tap the hamburger icon in the top left corner of the screen. Search within emails.
3. Tap spam.
Four. Tap Delete all spam messages now or Empty your spam now.
Don’t let spam slow down your Gmail.
Clean up Google Photos
Also included in Google Google Photos Provides users with 15GB of free storage. Photos and videos can take up more space than text-based files, so we recommend that you thoroughly delete old photos and videos to free up space.
However, there’s no option to sort photos and videos from largest to smallest like in Google Drive or Gmail, so you’ll have to manually review and delete items.
Here’s how to delete photos and videos from Google Photos on your desktop.
1. Open Google Photos and sign in.
2. Scroll your mouse over the photo or video you want to delete and click the gray check mark icon in the top left corner of the photo or video.
3. Click the trash can icon in the top right corner of the screen.
Four. click move to trash.
Five. click garbage It’s on the left side of the screen.
6. click empty trash can It’s near the top right corner of the screen.
7. click empty trash can You are now ready.
Here’s how to delete photos and videos from the Google Photos mobile app.
Note for Apple users: If your Gmail is linked to your iCloud account, your two digital storage spaces may also be linked. That is, if you enable it, Backup and sync With the Google Photos feature, all local photos on your iPhone will appear in Google Photos. Deleting photos on Google Photos also deletes local photos on your iPhone. Additionally, once your local photos are deleted, they no longer appear in iCloud. When you try to delete an image in Google Photos, you’ll know if it’s you. A pop-up window will appear informing you that you are about to delete from both locations.
1. Open Google Photos and sign in.
2. Tap the photo or video you want to delete.
3. Tap the trash can icon in the bottom right corner of the screen.
Four. Tap erase.
Five. Tap library It’s located in the bottom right corner of the screen.
6. Tap garbage.
7. Three dots (…) in the top right corner of the screen.
8. Tap empty trash can.
9. Tap erase.
without clicking or tapping empty trash can Both platforms automatically delete deleted photos and videos after 60 days.
Google Photos photos and videos can take up a lot of storage.
If all else fails, download the file
If your storage is still almost full and you can’t let go of any more items from Google Drive, Gmail, or Google Photos, you can download them and save them directly to your computer.
Here’s how to download and save Google Drive files, Gmail messages, and Google Photos to another hard drive.
1. Open and sign in to your Google Drive, Gmail, or Google Photos account on your desktop.
2. Select the file, email, or photo you want to download.
3. Click on the three stacked dots in the top right corner of the screen.
Four. click download. Note that Gmail downloads messages as .eml files.
Five. Once the item has been downloaded and moved to your hard drive, feel free to delete it from your account and empty your trash.
For more information, please check 10 tips and tools for Gmail, 9 Google Drive features you may have missed and 5 Google Photos features you should try right now.
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