How to Free up Space in Google Photos

Nov. 26, 2021

Now that Google Photos no longer offers free unlimited storage, managing your photos is more important than ever before. Whether you’removing all your pictures to iCloud, or switching to one of the manyGoogle Photos alternatives, you will have to clear up some storage. So, if that’s what you’re wondering about doing, here are the best ways to free up space in Google Photos.

You can use Google Photos’ new storage management tool or the tool offered in Google One to manage your cloud storage. We’ve included instructions for both and you can pick the one that suits your needs. Without further delay, let’s get started with the steps involved to delete unwanted media from Google Photos. As usual, you can use the table of contents below to navigate to the section relevant to your needs.

Whether you’re using an iPhone or an Android device, you can clean up your photo library by following these simple steps.

If you’re trying to clear out your Google Drive account storage, you don’t really need to pick up your phone to clear out your photos. You can do it from the web app as well. Here’s how.

You can also use Google One’s storage management tool to free up space on Google Photos or across your Google account. Follow these steps to get started:

Delete Images and Videos from Google Photos

So, did you free up space in Google Photos using these methods? How much storage space did your reclaim? Let us know in the comments.

Subin writes about consumer tech, software, and security. He secretly misses the headphone jack while pretending he’s better off with the wireless freedom.