How I freed up 20GB of Google Photos storage with 5 simple steps
Google doesn't make it easy to identify duplicates, but there are some tricks to make clearing space quicker.
The author of this account managed to free up 20GB of Google Photos storage by following five simple steps. The first step was to ignore images uploaded before June 1, 2021, which were not counted towards the account storage. The second step involved clearing out screenshots, as these were mostly older items that could be safely deleted.
The third step was to tackle duplicates by utilizing Google Photos' stacking feature, although this process was time-consuming as it required manually checking and saving or deleting individual images within a stack. The fourth step was to identify and remove large videos, which were mostly unboxing videos, software tutorial clips, social media videos, and short clips used for Instagram.
The final step involved using the Google One storage manager to find large files in the Google Photos account. By following these steps, the author managed to clear out over 47,000 items and free up more than 20GB of storage space in Google Photos.
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