#How much do google drive cost free#

In other words, you will be paying Google to backup your photos.

Even after getting a Google One subscription, all photos that you backup on Google Photos will continue to occupy your Google account storage. Google Photos will continue to continue to occupy your Google account storage even if you get Google One Don’t be in this misconception that Google Photos will again become ‘free and unlimited’ the moment you buy any Google One subscription. Ideally, the most important benefit is that you will be able to expand your storage limit from 15GB to 100GB, 200GB or 2TB depending on how much you require and want to spend. The benefits of Google One subscription include extra storage, access to Google customer care (if at all you face any problems), option to share storage with family members and some exclusive offers og Google Play. Whenever you require more than the 15GB storage that you get for free, you will have to subscribe to Google One. It essentially offers more storage to your Google account. What is Google One? Google One is simply the new name for Google Drive Storage and it’s a paid service. Having said that, High Quality photos occupy less space than Original Quality photos. For those unaware, photos backed in High Quality are compressed and are actually of lower quality when compared to Original Quality photos. Earlier, only those photos that were backed in Original Quality occupied Google account storage.

#How much do google drive cost free#

This means all photos that you backup on Google Photos-whether it's in High Quality or Original Quality- will consume the free 15GB storage. In a major push to make people subscribe to Google One, Google has stopped providing free unlimited Google Photos backup in High Quality starting June 1. All Google accounts offer 15GB of free storage that is shared across Gmail, Drive (includes Docs, Sheets, etc) and Google Photos.