4 things you should know about Google Photos' storage policy change | Google Photos की storage नीति में बदलाव के बारे में 4 बातें जो आपको जाननी चाहिए।

Six months ago, Google announced a change to a High-quality storage policy that allows Google to keep pace with the growing demand for storage and build Google Photos for the future. On Tuesday, June 1, Google will start rolling out this change so that any new photos and videos you back up will count toward the free 15GB of storage that comes with every Google Account or the additional storage you’ve purchased as a Google One member.

Before this happens, Google wants to recap what Google announced back in November — and share a couple of new things — to make the changes easier. 

1. Your existing High-quality photos and videos are exempt from this change: Any photos or videos backed up in High quality before June 1, 2021, will not count toward your Google Account storage. These photos and videos will remain free, and exempt from the storage limit. 

2. You have a personalized estimate of how long your storage may last: Your estimate takes into account how frequently you back up photos, videos and other content to your Google Account. Google estimate that more than 80 per cent of you should still be able to store roughly three more years of memories in High quality with your free 15GB of storage. As your storage nears 15GB, Google will notify you in the app and follow up by email. If you don’t see an estimate, you may not have uploaded many photos and videos to Google Photos, you may be close to your storage limit (making it difficult to predict how many months your remaining storage will last) or your account is provided through work, school, family or another group.

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3. You have a new, free tool to easily manage your storage quota: If you want to keep using Photos for free, Google can help. Today, Google is starting to roll out a tool in the Photos app to help you easily manage the photos and videos you’ve backed up that count toward your storage quota. The storage management tool surfaces photos or videos you might want to delete — like blurry photos, screenshots and large videos — so you can get the most out of your storage. You can also purchase more storage through Google One where available. 

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4. Your storage options will be easier to understand: Google is renaming our High-quality storage tier to Storage saver, which you’ll start to see soon. While Google is updating the name, your photos and videos will continue to be stored at the same great quality. As always, you have the control to choose the storage option that works best for you, whether that’s storing more photos and videos with Storage saver or backing them up in the same resolution that you took them with Original quality.

Source: Google - The Keyword