How
to Free up Google Drive Storage
Google Drive is a file storage and synchronization
service developed by Google. The journey of Google Drive started on April 24,
2012. It provides users with file storage on their server, file synchronization
between multiple devices and file sharing.
Tech giant Google offers users 15 GB storage for free. When it runs out, you have to buy storage. It is quite costly. So no one wants to buy it unless it is very necessary. Regularly clear your Google Drive storage and delete unnecessary data. Today's tips will tell you how to free up Google Drive storage.
* First, you can delete old and large files, images or videos in Google Drive. Compress even before downloading new files. That is, you can make the file smaller by excluding the unnecessary things in the file.
* When you delete something in Google Drive, it gets saved in the Trash folder and stays there for 30 days. Delete them manually to free up some storage.
* Delete all Google recordings. If necessary, put it somewhere else and delete it from the drive.
* Be careful with backups. Not everything needs to
be backed up. So check Google Drive regularly. Delete the ones you don't need
to backup and keep the storage free. You can also use Google's one.google.com
tool. You can easily delete unwanted files from here.
People who use
Google Drive are well aware of its benefits and advantages. In fact, its usage
is more through smartphones and Google Drive is most beneficial for mobile
users.
Top 10 Benefits
of Google Drive –
1. Photos or
files you have uploaded to Drive can be downloaded again using any smartphone
or computer and the Google Drive website.
2. Until you
delete the files from your Google Drive account, they will remain stored in
your Google Account. Even if your mobile is stolen or damaged, the photos or
files will be safe on the drive.
3. Up to 15 GB
free storage space will be given. 15 GB, more than enough to store photos and
files.
4. You can share
any image or file directly from your account through various channels. The
files can be downloaded directly with the shared link.
5. Google drive
app is available for free on any device like mobile, computer or laptop.
6. Google Drive
can be used both online and offline.
7. Different
types of presentation files, document files, excel sheet files etc. can be
created here.
8. If you are a
blogger then you can take full automatic backup of your blog here.
9. You can
create folders on your drive dashboard and upload any files or images inside
the folder.
10. Since the
files are stored in Google's online cloud database, you can save a lot of space
on your smartphone.
So, after
knowing about some benefits and advantages of Google Drive above, let's now
know how to use Google Drive.