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Many people who rely on Google Drives have received a warning message that informs the capacity of 95%.

Needless to say, this is not the case that Google wants to use up the capacity, but a message that wants you to pay and buy additional capacity.

However, if you use email, photos, and documentation, isn't it enough to have a 15GB capacity?

Yes, it is necessary to manage data on Google Drive more efficiently than to increase the cloud capacity by charging Google One.

Therefore, I will tell you how to deal with Google Drive approaching the upper limit.Reduce the data in the cloud and avoid upgrading to Google One.

What is the file format that tends to consume capacity?

There are files that tend to consume capacity and file format that is not.How do I tell them?

Gmail account messages and attachments tend to squeeze storage.Let's take measures that make full use of email management techniques such as zero receiving boxes.

If the Google Photos synchronous functions are enabled, the photos and videos will be squeezing the drive capacity.

There are two settings, "high image quality" (saving storage capacity) and "original image quality", and the latter uses more capacity.

Documents, spreadsheets, presentation rides, PDFs, video files, ZIP archives, and files shared and downloaded from other Google drives use a lot of data capacity.

Google Drive data backed up with Google Takeout is saved as a zip file.

Also, backups and other files from Android devices may be automatically synchronized to Google Drive without knowing.

Nevertheless, Google Document Spreadsheet Slide is lighter than the storage upper limit, so you may not need to consider it.

Also, be aware that the items shared by others are stored in your own storage, not their storage.

Five steps that make the most of 15GB storage

There is no reason for the lack of Google Drive capacity.But it's not always the lack of capacity.

By doing delicate data management as described below, you will be able to make effective use of space.

Other than this, it is a good idea to secure a certain amount of time and move or delete the data on Google Drive.

With that effort, you should be able to avoid upgrading to Google One.The details are explained below.

Delete old emails from Gmail

The easiest way to reduce the capacity of the entire Google drive is Mail.Google.Erase the email from COM.

Start with the saved draft, and put your hand in the order of spam, trash can, and content.

After that, next time, we will look at the email with the attached file.Let's search for "HAS: ATTACHMENT" in the search bar.

Next, it is possible to narrow down with various options, such as timing and file format.Use these features to find the culprit who is squeezing the drive.

For example, do you need an email before 2015?No, you may want to leave all the emails for the past few months and erase them all.Find a suitable method for you.

Delete photos and videos with Google Photos

There may be some images in the Google Drive interface, but if you synchronize your smartphone or PC photos and videos, they are not drive, Photos..Google.It is stored in COM.

In Google Photos, photos are displayed along the timeline displayed on the right.Click on any location on the timeline to see the photos you want to see.

But wait a minute.Before you start deleting your photos, why not try changing the image quality first?

1. 「設定」をクリックする
2. 「写真と動画のアップロードサイズ」を見つける
3. 「 保存容量の節約画質」を選択する
4. 画質がオリジナルから高画質（実質HD）に変更される

On the same screen, let's "display" "not supported videos".

This lists a list of video files that are not supported by broken videos (may have been uploaded from Android) and Google Drive browser -based media players.

The procedure to delete these is as follows.

1. ボックスにチェックを入れる（または「すべて選択」をクリックする）
2. 「完全に削除」とラベル付けされたゴミ箱をクリックする
3. 表示されたウィンドウで「削除」をクリックして実行する

You can download and check, but in any case you need to delete it from Google Drive later.

These are fundamentally meaningless dead spaces for Google Drives and you.

The method of manually removing Google Photos and videos is as follows.

1. スクロールして画像を探す
2. 消去したい画像の左上のチェックボックスにチェックを入れる
3. 準備ができたら、削除ボタンをクリックする
4. 「ゴミ箱に移動」で実行する

Nevertheless, it takes time to erase each image manually.

Photos and screens of documents made with Android may be stored in Google Photo Archive.

The archive consumes the capacity of Google Drive, despite not being able to access the main interface.

These images must be erased manually, but be careful as it may be better to keep them in the archive.

Finally, press the trash button to check if the deleted photos and videos are not consuming the cloud capacity.It will be deleted automatically after 60 days, but clicking "Empty the trash can" can be completely deleted.

It is also possible to automatically delete the blurred photos with the Google Photo app.

Delete documents from Google Drive

You can search for PDFs, documents, spreadsheets, presentations, photos and images, videos, etc. using the "Drive" box on the web interface (the last two filters will return Google Photos items.)

Click on each item to display the file size and change date in the detailed pane.Based on this information, judge whether it is safe to delete it.

Click "Settings"> "Settings"> "General" to check the current storage status.In addition, you can find the culprit who uses a lot of capacity by "displaying the file in order of capacity in use."

If you have any unnecessary things, select (or put together) individually and delete them.

Before that, you may want to download it to your computer first.

Empty Google Drive trash cans

Like Google Photos, Google Drives also have trash cans.The deleted file is stored here and is automatically deleted 30 days later.If you are desperate to empty the drive capacity right now, emptying a trash can be a smart choice.

In addition, the items deleted according to the previous articles are stored here.

To empty the Google Drive trash can, simply click "Empty the trash can".

Delete Android application data

Various Android application data is stored in Google Drive, squeezing the space without knowing it.

To understand the current situation, click "Settings"> "Settings"> Manage apps.

On this screen, you can see how much data each app has saved on Google Drives.

For example, in the above image, "htcservices" uses 54MB.This is thought to be data related to HTC smartphones that I owned until 2015.

Click in "Options"> "Delete hidden app data"> "Delete" to release the space.

Repeat this task for unused apps and services that use too much capacity.

What happens if the capacity of Google Drive runs out?

Haven't your Google drive has been quite organized so far?You should be able to use more emails, files, and photos.

So what will happen to Google Drive if you leave it without taking measures?

As you can see, what you can do is to delete data or pay.In the meantime, access to the drive will not be prohibited, but you will not be able to upload it.

In other words, the only way to keep using Google Drive for free is to erase data.At that time, as mentioned above, try to delete important items after copying.

Google One is 2500 yen per year and 100GB of capacity.In addition, if you pay 3800 yen a year, you can get 200GB capacity.It's not a high amount, but I want to avoid wasted expenses.

So, if you have a warning, take measures as soon as possible.Let's save the money for another important thing.

Let's manage Google storage so that the capacity is not used up

Considering the storage capacity of PCs and smartphones based on the standard, you may think that only 15GB will be nothing.

But in fact, 15GB is convenient enough.Also, knowing what the 15GB is occupied by you will be able to understand the file format to be checked when you open the space.

Now you should have learned how to make the most of Google Drive storage.

It's a good idea to delete old photos, unnecessary documents, so that you don't have to grab Google ONE.

Source: Google (1, 2)

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