storage management in smartphone
Nowadays, smartphones have become an important archive of our memories. Family photos, travel videos, work documents, and special everyday moments are often saved in Google Photos. But when the Google account's 15GB of free storage is full, the backup of new photos stops. Additionally, there is a problem with receiving new emails on Gmail and new files cannot be saved to Google Drive. The good thing is that you can free up storage without even deleting your important photos.
Identify causes of storage filling
Start the process of freeing up storage by knowing which files are taking up the most space. Large video files, screen recordings, screenshots and images saved from messaging apps can be viewed by going to the Manage Storage section of Google Photos. This will help you decide which files are essential and which can be deleted.
Eliminate blurry and similar photos
Many times multiple photographs are taken from the same angle or blurry photographs are also saved. Additionally, screenshots and forwarded images also take up unnecessary space. Deleting such files can free up a lot of storage space, while keeping your important memories safe.
Use 'Storage Saver' mode
If you're still uploading every photo and video in its original quality, the storage is likely to fill up faster. In such a situation, it would be better to go to the settings of Google Photos and choose the Storage Saver option. This reduces the size of photos and videos, but there is no significant difference in quality during normal use and viewing on a mobile screen.
Transfer large video files to other devices
4K video, recording long events, and high-resolution clips use the most storage. If they are not required daily, transfer them safely to a computer, external hard drive or pen drive. After this, deleting it from Google Photos will immediately free up a lot of cloud space.
Turn off auto backup of unnecessary folders
Many times the backup of WhatsApp Images, Downloads, Screenshots and files saved from social media starts automatically. Memes, forwarded photos and temporary files present in these folders keep filling up the storage unnecessarily. Go to Settings and turn off auto backup of such folders so that the storage does not fill up quickly in future.
Opt for Google One plan if needed
If your work involves frequent photos, videos and documents and you are completely dependent on cloud storage, then subscribing to Google One can be a good option. This gives you over 15GB of storage, which can be used in Google Photos as well as Gmail and Google Drive.
take care of small things
Before deleting any photo or video, keep a duplicate copy of it in your phone, computer or any secure storage. Also keep reviewing the Manage Storage section from time to time. If you regularly clean unnecessary files, your Google account will run smoothly for a long time and backups will never stop.