Important information for Gmail users. If your Google cloud storage is full, you'll either have to pay or delete your data. Ignoring this could result in your account being permanently closed. Learn the details on what to look for to avoid this.

Jio and Airtel are currently offering free Google Cloud storage with many of their recharge plans. While this offer may seem strange at first glance, a little carelessness can lead to significant problems later. If you fill up your free storage without thinking, you'll be in trouble later.

Services like Gmail, Google Drive, and Google Photos may be affected. A little caution can help you avoid major expenses and hassles in the future. If you're also taking advantage of free Google storage, this information will be very useful.

How can free storage become a problem?

Jio and Airtel offer free Google One storage for 6 to 18 months with certain recharge plans. This storage is sometimes up to 1TB or 2TB. Problems arise when users use up this entire storage. After the free period ends, maintaining such a large amount of storage may require a costly subscription. Failure to pay may impact Google services. This could lead to Gmail not receiving new emails and files not being uploaded to Google Drive.

Direct Impact on Gmail and Google Photos
Google provides 15GB of free storage to all its users. Once this limit is reached, services like Gmail, Google Photos, and Google Drive may stop working. If you've saved a lot of data in 1TB or 2TB of storage, deleting it later will be difficult. Downloading thousands of photos and videos and storing them offline can be challenging. Therefore, it's wise to use free storage only for essential purposes.

Turn off Google Photos backup
Photos and videos take up most of your storage. If Google Photos auto backup is on, every photo and video on your phone will be automatically saved to the cloud. This can quickly fill up storage. It's best to turn off the backup feature in Google Photos. To do this, open the Photos app, tap your profile photo in the top right, then go to More from Photos and select Turn off backup. After this, your new photos and videos will no longer be automatically uploaded to the cloud.

What data to keep and what not to
Use free cloud storage only for important documents, banking files, important emails, and a few key photos or videos. It's not wise to save every photo or video to the cloud. If you want to keep a specific photo or video safe, create a separate folder in Google Drive and upload it there. This will use limited storage. In the future, you'll be able to easily manage your data if needed, and you won't be forced to purchase an expensive Google One plan.