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No more free Google Photos from June 1, and here are answers to all the questions you may have about it
Google Photos will be changing its policies starting June 1, and here is all you need to know about it.
Sarthak Dogra | May 31, 2021 | Updated 17:32 IST
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Google Photos will stop its free unlimited storage for some media files starting June 1.
The files uploaded post today will be counted towards the shared 15GB space across Gmail, Photos and Drives.
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Google Photos is getting massive change, and that is in regard to the storage policy. The cloud storage service offered a free unlimited storage option to users for their high-quality photos to date. Starting June 1, the practice will no longer be followed, as Google will begin charging its customers for this storage.
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Users will no longer be able to upload high quality photos to Google Photos for free. All photos uploaded in this manner will count toward your 15GB free Google Drive storage beginning June 15th.
| 27 May 2021 12:38 PM GMT
Users will no longer be able to upload high quality photos to Google Photos for free. All photos uploaded in this manner will count toward your 15GB free Google Drive storage beginning June 15th.
While 15GB may seem like a lot of space for images, keep in mind that the allotted Google Drive storage also includes backups from apps like WhatsApp and data from other Google apps like Gmail, both of which take up space.