Google announces a far-reaching change in storage space usage.
In the future, the free storage capacities will be limited and deleted when inactive
After two years of inactivity, Google will delete the data of Gmail and Google Drive users.
If the 15GB storage capacity is exceeded, no new mails can be received.
Google Drive and the associated data are allocated to a limited storage quota.
Munich - Google informs its users about
extensive changes in storage capacity
.
The popular applications Google Photos, Gmail and Google Drive will undergo a drastic change in 2021.
From
June 2021
, Google will
add
high quality content and photos to the
15GB free storage space
.
Previously, unlimited use was free even with high-resolution photos.
The company announces that "only files created or edited after June 1, 2021 (...) will count towards your quota." Files uploaded or edited by June 2021 will be added to the 15GB storage quota not charged.
According to Google, the innovations correspond to the
usual industry standards
.
In the future, Google will delete user files when inactive
In the future, Google refuses to continue to save files from inactive users.
The Internet company announced that it would
delete
data in Gmail, Google Photos or Google Drive after
two years of inactivity
.
The following applications are also affected: Google Docs, Google Sheets, Google Slides, Google Drawings, Google Forms, Jamboard, and Google Sites.
However, the files are not
deleted
without
warning
.
The group announced that it would notify users “by email and within Google products”.
In addition, users are given the chance to
actively use
the affected applications
or
download
content
before they are deleted due to inactivity.
Storage quota exceeded - emails can no longer be received
From June 1st, 2021, the following applies: Anyone who exceeds the 15GB storage capacity
can expect
considerable restrictions
.
Google announced that users will not be able to upload new files or pictures to the Drive application.
Gmail users also have to worry that
emails can neither be sent nor received
.
The
application
Google accounts is still possible.
(
jf
)
