{"id":51141,"date":"2022-10-12T13:47:13","date_gmt":"2022-10-12T12:47:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.greenbot.com\/?p=51141"},"modified":"2022-10-14T10:03:15","modified_gmt":"2022-10-14T09:03:15","slug":"how-free-google-photos-storage-space","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.greenbot.com\/how-free-google-photos-storage-space\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Free Up Google Photos Storage Space"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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For years, many users relied on Google’s free cloud storage to back up photos and videos. This changed in July 2021 when Google account storage was limited to 15 GB. Many users still rely on the free storage limit, but managing account storage with the 15 GB limit can be tricky. Here are some helpful tips to free up storage space in Google Photos and backup all photos and videos<\/a> you want:<\/span><\/p>\n

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1. Disable Photo Backup for Messaging and Social Media Apps<\/strong><\/h2>\n

When you enable automatic backup, Google Photos also takes a backup of many unwanted media files. These media files are from messaging app folders like Instagram, WhatsApp, or other media folders on your smartphone.<\/span><\/p>\n

Most of the time, these images and videos are junk media files you don’t want to store or back up on the cloud. In such a case, you can disable backup for specific folders that you don’t want to back up on Google Photos. Here is how you can do it:<\/span><\/p>\n

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  1. Launch the Google Photos app on your Android device.<\/span><\/li>\n
  2. Tap your profile picture given at the top right corner.<\/span><\/li>\n
  3. Tap on <\/span>Photo settings<\/b> from the popup menu.
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  4. Under the setting menu, tap Back up and sync<\/strong>.
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