Why Doesn't Google Photos Let Me Upload Anymore?

Google Photos concluded its unlimited free storage policy for photos and videos as of June 1. Now any new photos and videos y'all upload will count toward the free 15GB of storage that comes with every Google account. Only don't worry: The photos or videos you uploaded before then won't be function of the cap. And Google has added a new gratis tool to help you manage your storage quota.

Google Ane, a subscription service appear last year, starts at $ii a month in the Us for 100GB of storage and other features, similar Google Store discounts. You tin also check out the newly announced Pixel Pass bundle plan, which lets you lot combine Google services such as YouTube Premium, YouTube Music, Google Play Laissez passer and Google One Storage. Plans starting time at $45 a calendar month for two years when using it to buy a Pixel 6 or $55 a month for the same term for the Pixel 6 Pro.

Hither's what you need to know about what the change means for you lot, including how to manage your Google Photos storage, subscribe to Google One and more.

Managing your Google Photos storage

Whatsoever photos and videos you backed upwards inGoogle Photos before the June 1 deadline volition be considered gratuitous and exempt from the storage limit. Though that deadline has passed, you can still check your backup quality in the Photos app by going to Settings > Back upwards & sync.

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Even with the change, more than eighty% of current Google Photos users should still be able to store about iii years of content with that free 15GB. Google will notify you in the app and by e-mail once you become close to hitting your 15GB limit. You tin likewise find a personalized estimate for how long your free storage may last, based on how frequently y'all back up photos and videos to your Google Account.

In May, Google added a new tool in the Photos app to assist you manage the photos and videos you've backed up that count toward your 15GB storage quota. Information technology will surface photos or videos that yous might want to delete, like photos that are blurry or screenshots, or videos that are big, to better manage the storage you have.

How to subscribe to Google One

If you're someone who uploads a ton of photos and videos to Google Photos and think you're going to run out of the gratis space quickly, it may be worth it for y'all to subscribe to Google 1. There are several dissimilar plans bachelor (check out our in-depth expect at each Google One plan and what it includes here):

100GB: $2 a calendar month or $twenty annually
200GB: $3 a month or $30 annually
2TB: $ten a month or $100 annually

You tin sign up on the Google One site. Just make sure you lot're signed into the Google business relationship you desire to apply.

Or, yous can bank check out other photo storage options available.

Google One Plan Upgrade when Google Photos Unlimited ends — A lot of Google One's features can be accessed easily through the app.
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If I have a Google Pixel phone, are my photos limited too?

If you have a Google Pixel phone, yous are exempt from any Google Photos limits. That ways you can go on to upload every bit many photos and videos as you want, with no cap.

More four trillion photos are stored in Google Photos, the visitor said in November, with 28 billion new photos and videos uploaded each week. In May, Google unveiled new Photos features including theability to remove photos from your Memories and newAI-powered techniques to make your photos come alive.

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