In the mobile apps, tap Library and Utilities, and you should see a few suggestions for clearing out pictures that are blurred or otherwise of low quality-you can still review these and make a decision on them before they're wiped. Are there folders of files you never access anymore? Do you have duplicates of files that are stored somewhere else? If you're syncing your Google Drive files to your computer, you might find it easier to browse through your data from Windows or macOS rather than the web. Otherwise it's just a case of going through your Google Drive folder and looking for stuff you no longer need. You can also right-click on a file, several files, or even an entire folder to find the Remove option, if you find that's a quicker way of working for you. You can select more than one file at a time by holding down Ctrl on Windows or Cmd on a Mac while you click, which is very useful for speeding up the clearing-out process. It will stay there for 30 days before getting removed permanently, but you can speed up the process by clicking Trash on the left of the main interface and then Empty trash. To delete a file, just select it and click the Remove button in the top right corner (the trash can) to send it to the Trash folder. (Google says you 'may not' be able to receive emails in Gmail either.) You'll need to free up some space or pay for a Google One plan to start adding files again. It's worth mentioning that should you exceed your storage limit of 15 GB, your files won't suddenly disappear-you just won't be able to add new ones. To see how much space you're using across each Google product, visit this page and sign into your account.

The steps to take and the tricks to use vary slightly between Gmail, Google Drive, and Google Photos, and we've outlined them below. Provided you're smart about how you use your free storage, and you don't have masses of files that need storing in the cloud, you can stay inside that free 15 GB of allotted room. Once you exceed that limit, you need to sign up for a Google One storage plan, and they start at $1.99 per month for 100 GB of space. Sign up for a Google account and you get 15 GB of cloud storage space for free, split across three main products-Gmail, Google Drive, and Google Photos.

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