{"id":41458,"date":"2025-06-28T23:15:40","date_gmt":"2025-06-29T02:15:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mastertrend.info\/?p=41458"},"modified":"2025-06-28T23:17:57","modified_gmt":"2025-06-29T02:17:57","slug":"google-storage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mastertrend.info\/en\/almacenamiento-google\/","title":{"rendered":"Google Storage: How to gain GB without deleting anything \ud83d\udcc2\u2728"},"content":{"rendered":"

Google Storage: 10 Tricks to Free Up Space NOW \ud83d\ude80<\/h2>\n

When you create a Google Account or Gmail account, you automatically receive 15 GB of free storage. However, this space fills up quickly due to the files you upload to Drive, the emails you receive, and the photos you sync with Google Photos. \ud83d\udce7<\/p>\n

If you've run out of space and can't save any more, don't worry! There are several tricks that will help you Free up several gigabytes in Google Drive easily and without deleting anything important.<\/strong>. La clave est\u00e1 en identificar y delete<\/a> datos innecesarios, organizar mejor los documentos y aprovechar estrategias como mover archivos a una cuenta secundaria. \ud83d\udcc2<\/p>\n

This way, you can continue using your storage and other features of the service without having to pay for a subscription plan. Google One<\/a>In this article, we share 10 effective ways to reclaim storage without losing valuable data. \ud83d\udca1<\/p>\n

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Organize your inbox in Gmail and delete unnecessary emails<\/h2>\n
\"Organize<\/figure>\n

Gmail saves all the emails you receive, including advertising, subscriptions, and social media notifications, and over time, These messages consume a lot of space<\/strong>, especially if they have attachments. \ud83d\udce8<\/p>\n

To clean your inbox, simply go to Gmail<\/a> From a browser, use the search bar to find old or irrelevant emails and delete any you don't need. You can also unsubscribe from email lists you're no longer interested in to prevent your storage from filling up again. \ud83d\udce9<\/p>\n

Find and delete emails with large attachments<\/h2>\n
\"Find<\/figure>\n

Emails with attachments take up a significant portion of your Google account storage and can be easily found. using the search filter in Gmail.<\/strong> \ud83d\udd0d<\/p>\n

To do this, go to the search bar and type:<\/p>\n

    \n
  • size:10MB<\/strong>: This will display emails with attachments of 10 MB or larger.<\/li>\n
  • has:attachment<\/strong>: Filters all emails that contain attachments.<\/li>\n
  • Review the list and delete any emails whose files you no longer need.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    Empty your Gmail spam and trash folders<\/h2>\n
    \"Empty<\/figure>\n

    Google automatically moves suspicious emails to your spam folder, but they continue to take up space in your account until they are permanently deleted.<\/p>\n

    To free up space, access this folder in the Gmail sidebar<\/strong>, select all emails and press Eliminate<\/em>. Then, go to the folder Bin<\/em> and click on Empty trash now<\/em> to permanently delete them. \ud83d\uddd1\ufe0f<\/p>\n

    Review and delete unnecessary files<\/h2>\n
    \"Review<\/figure>\n

    If you use Google Drive to store documents, images, or videos, there's a good chance you have files you no longer need. To effectively clean up your files, go to Drive, review your folders, and delete unnecessary files. \ud83d\uddc3\ufe0f<\/p>\n

    Once you have identified those documents that you can delete, click on the option Eliminate<\/em>. Then, go to the option Bin<\/em> in the side menu and empty the trash to completely free up the space occupied.<\/p>\n

    Identify large files within Google Drive<\/h2>\n
    \"Identify<\/figure>\n

    It is essential to mention that the Google's cloud service allows you to sort files by size<\/strong>, making it easier to identify those that consume the most space and affect the free 15 GB. \ud83e\udd47<\/p>\n

    To do so, go to Google Drive > Storage<\/em> and review the largest files. If you find documents or videos you don't use often but want to keep, download them and save them to an external hard drive or a secondary Google Drive account.<\/p>\n

    Delete old backups<\/h2>\n
    \"Delete<\/figure>\n

    If you use Google Drive to store WhatsApp backups, there may be old files taking up a lot of space, especially since the messaging app often saves videos and images. \ud83d\udcf2<\/p>\n

    To delete them, go to Google Drive > Storage > Backups<\/em>, review the oldest ones and delete them manually. Remember that Keeping only recent copies will allow you to save space without compromising the security of your data.<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

    Delete unnecessary photos and videos in Google Photos<\/h2>\n
    \"Delete<\/figure>\n

    If you activated the automatic sync in Google Photos<\/strong>, your account may be full of duplicate images, screenshots, and videos you no longer need, taking up space from your free 15GB. \ud83d\udcf8<\/p>\n

    To fix this, open the app from either your phone or your browser, check your gallery, and delete blurry, duplicate, or unimportant images. Then, empty the trash. recover space in your Google account<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

    Move old files to a secondary account<\/h2>\n

    If you have images and videos that you don't want to delete, but they're taking up too much space, a good solution is to migrate them to another Google Drive account.<\/p>\n

    To do this, download all the files to your computer and upload them to another Google account associated with a different email address. Then, I shared these files with your main account using the function<\/strong> Share<\/strong><\/em>.<\/p>\n

    So, Your images and videos will remain accessible without taking up additional space in your main account.<\/strong>. Additionally, you can repeat this process as many times as necessary, keeping a backup account exclusively for large files.<\/p>\n

    Delete documents from Google Docs, Sheets, and Slides<\/h2>\n
    \"Delete<\/figure>\n

    Every time you create a file in Google Docs, Sheets, or Slides, it's automatically saved to Google Drive. Over time, you'll likely have documents you no longer need. \ud83d\udcc4<\/p>\n

    To review them, go to Apps and use the search bar to find old files and delete them. Then, go to Drive and empty the trash to make sure the space is recovered. \ud83e\uddf9<\/p>\n

    If you have important documents that you don't use daily, download them as PDF or Word documents and keep them on your hard drive before deleting them from your Google account.<\/p>\n

    Keep track of your storage to avoid problems in the future.<\/h2>\n

    By applying these cleaning methods regularly, you'll be able to manage your storage effectively and avoid running out of space. A good practice is to perform monthly reviews of Drive, Gmail, and Google Photos to identify files you can delete or move to a secondary account. \ud83d\udcc5<\/p>\n

    You can also enable the option to delete old emails in your inbox or schedule reminders to clean your storage<\/strong>This way, you can continue using your account without worry, keeping important files and deleting only what you don't really need.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    Google Storage: Discover 10 easy ways to free up space without losing important files! Optimize your account today! \ud83d\udce7\ud83d\udcbe<\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":53823,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ai_generated_summary":"","iawp_total_views":88,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":{"format":"standard","override":[{"template":"1","parallax":"1","fullscreen":"1","layout":"right-sidebar","sidebar":"default-sidebar","second_sidebar":"default-sidebar","sticky_sidebar":"1","share_position":"top","share_float_style":"share-monocrhome","show_share_counter":"1","show_view_counter":"1","show_featured":"1","show_post_meta":"1","show_post_author":"1","show_post_author_image":"1","show_post_date":"1","post_date_format":"default","post_date_format_custom":"Y\/m\/d","show_post_category":"1","show_post_reading_time":"1","post_reading_time_wpm":"300","post_calculate_word_method":"str_word_count","show_zoom_button":"1","zoom_button_out_step":"2","zoom_button_in_step":"3","show_post_tag":"1","show_prev_next_post":"1","show_popup_post":"1","number_popup_post":"1","show_author_box":"1","show_post_related":"0","show_inline_post_related":"0"}],"image_override":[{"single_post_thumbnail_size":"crop-500","single_post_gallery_size":"crop-500"}],"trending_post_position":"meta","trending_post_label":"Trending","sponsored_post_label":"Sponsored by","disable_ad":"0","subtitle":""},"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"jnews_review":[],"enable_review":"","type":"percentage","name":"","summary":"","brand":"","sku":"","good":[],"bad":[],"score_override":"","override_value":"","rating":[],"price":[],"jnews_override_counter":{"view_counter_number":"0","share_counter_number":"0","like_counter_number":"0","dislike_counter_number":"0"},"footnotes":""},"categories":[74],"tags":[1736,1445,1558],"class_list":["post-41458","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-hardware","tag-consejospc","tag-evergreencontent","tag-techtips"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mastertrend.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41458","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mastertrend.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mastertrend.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mastertrend.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mastertrend.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=41458"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/mastertrend.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41458\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":105527,"href":"https:\/\/mastertrend.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41458\/revisions\/105527"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mastertrend.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/53823"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mastertrend.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=41458"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mastertrend.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=41458"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mastertrend.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=41458"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}