Hitting the Google Drive Storage Limit? Here Is How to Clear Out Your Google Drive
Hitting the Google Drive storage limit? Don’t pay up for the upgrade just yet. Here are 6 steps to clear out your Google drive.
Google Drive is one of the most convenient and accessible cloud storage. It not only holds your Google docs, but it also stores your Google photos and Gmail too.
If you are looking to stick to the free storage, you have up to 15GB of digital space. Anything beyond that incurs a monthly fee.
If your Gmail inbox is piling up and use Google Drive as your default storage space, the chances are, you are hitting the absolute limit of the free plan.
While the upgrade to store more isn’t all that high with $2 a month, there are ways to efficiently manage your storage space, so you don’t hit the cap.
Here are 6 steps I use to manage Google Drive and Gmail storage space so I don’t have to pay for more space.
Do this on your laptop or desktop, so you have an easier time following this tutorial.
To clear your Google Drive, you can follow these steps:
- Go to the Google Drive website and log in to your account.
- Click on “Storage” on the left-hand side of the screen.
- Review the items in your Drive and identify the ones you want to delete. You can sort by file type, size, or date to make it easier to find files you no longer need.
- Select the files you want to delete by clicking on the checkbox next to each file or folder.
- Click on the trash can icon to delete the selected files. You can also right-click on a file or folder and select “Remove” or “Move to trash”.
- To permanently delete the files, click on the “Trash” tab on the left-hand side of the screen, select the files you want to delete permanently, and click on the trash can icon again.
Note that once you delete files from your Google Drive, they will be moved to the trash and remain there for 30 days before being permanently deleted. During this 30-day period, you can still recover the files if you change your mind.