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BU Google Drive is InfoSec approved to store confidential information.

Faculty/Staff do not have access by default, but can request access.

If you try to upload a photo or video that's identical to a file already in Google Photos, down to the last byte, you'll simply be directed to the original.BU Google Drive as a great tool to backup your data, and is available for faculty, students, and staff. Here's a bonus tip: You don't actually have to search for and remove duplicate files in Google Photos, because the mobile and web apps won't let you upload duplicates in the first place. Just click on an image or video, then click the Delete button (the trash can icon) to erase it from your account. Looking for words like "receipt" or for old dates like "March 2000" will bring up pictures and clips you can do without. This can save you a lot of room, but it does mean you won't be able to get at your photos and videos in their original resolution anymore.īe sure to make use of the excellent search facilities in Google Photos too. Google will compress all your images to a maximum of 16 MP and all your videos to a maximum of 1080p. If you open up Google Photos on the web, click the Settings cog (top right), then Recover storage. You can also tap Search and scroll down to see some automatically generated image categories, like Screenshots, which may have files that you're happy to be rid of.

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.

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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.

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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.

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(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.