How to Free Up Space in Gmail & Drive (Google One Storage)

[@Simpletivity]

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[@OmANnIe]

Low storage! 😊 This is very helpful..I've been getting the 'out of space' notification for the last month and was trying not to give in & purchase space. I'm going to try these steps. Thanks so much for the knowledge! What I did before seeing your video was (and this was time consuming) delete everything from my promotion folder and social folder (since for me there's nothing there I need to keep) and it did free up space as I had so many social and promotional emails. The promotional emails can take up a lot of space. Anyway, I stopped getting the notification for a while but as I took more pictures or video, of course I eventually ran out of space again so trying your tips will really help. Thanks so much.

[@Simpletivity]

Thanks so much for sharing your experience, Adriana. Hoping these new tips help you out!

[@midgefricano]

low storage I am very challenged I dont understan the drive and where things go... I will keep watching you tube.. Thanks You are smart!

[@jackfrank303]

"Low Storage". I tried the search "before date" tip you gave and I found Google docs and spreadsheets that I thought I had deleted years ago still in my Google Drive. They weren't visible in the normal Drive view. I don't know where they were hiding. Thanks.

[@Simpletivity]

You are most welcome, John. So glad that you found this video helpful!

[@billblanchette3604]

Low storage, I have a lot of subscriber emails that could be eliminated, searching using keyword "unsubscribe" can help gather them and they can be dumped at that point...

[@Simpletivity]

That's a great tip, Bill. Thanks for sharing!

[@michaelpa1110]

“Low Storage”. Thank you so much for these tips!

[@Simpletivity]

You are so welcome! Thanks for watching, Michael.

[@donnalocher4151]

low storage..thank you! I would love to hear your take on storage of photos (perhaps you have a utube on that already)

[@Simpletivity]

Great question. Photos do take up an awful lot of space over time. While I don't have a photo-specific video, stay tuned!

[@searchworld2144]

thank u so much my problem resolve with your informative video again thanks

[@roomiirani]

Many thanks Scott for sharing this video. I’m currently facing this low storage issue on my Google account. Could you please do a tutorial on how to clean and organise the Google photos app? It seems that where my storage is being consumed.

[@Simpletivity]

Thanks so much for the suggestion, Roomi.

[@petearmstrong2778]

I have my Gmail set to delete files from the Bin every 30 days - instead of manually doing it. Guess Drive must work from that same setting but need to check.

[@lorenzoarodriguez6048]

Scott, I have been experiencing this messages for the last week. The main issue has been photos “shared with me” which I mark for removal. They disappeared but they did not go to the Trash folder; however the space available does not improve. Any suggestions?

[@meeekstubbular]

Hi again! I still haven't done it, could you tell me the steps. I thought this G Drive was already the back up. Can I also DL all my email stuff from GG Drive? They tell me if I don't do anything about it I will loose it.

[@lorenzoarodriguez6048]

Scott, I have been dealing with this issue for the last three weeks and can't get it corrected. The space hog in my Google Drive are photos shared with me. While I mark them for removal, they do not show up on the trash folder nor do they go away. Perhaps the photos are being reloaded from the friend who gave them to me? What can I do to get rid of them? HELP!

[@mountcarmelslo7325]

Low Storage! Thank you for this info. I'm subscribed to your channel at work and at home because I know I'll find the best tips and tricks.

[@Simpletivity]

Thanks so much!

[@sercanergul2362]

I Trying To Delete Old All My Gmail But I Couldn’t and I Don’t Know How To Free Up Space and Backup

[@brendaboom1313]

Scott, great videos. My storage is not full. So Ive downloaded to takeout. What do I do now? Do I delete first? Thank you!

[@LeeDukes-f6s]

Low storage

[@Simpletivity]

Thanks for watching!

[@ajit231081]

Does adding Gmail account to WhatsApp back up also consume space. If so then let me know the place to delete watsapp back up

[@kimmessersmith739]

Love the tips to deal with low storage! I backed up...but how do I view them?

[@larryhenson7213]

Low storage! 👍I love getting these tips and tricks. The majority of the storage is occupied by photos from 2012 to 2018. How can I delete batches of pictures instead of one by one?

[@greekstraycats]

I am at 98% permanently. It sucks. Its is 14GB Google Photos in my case. Did not know about google-takeout. Nice idea to free at least a few 100 mb of E-Mail Account immediately after backing up. Nice. (still @ low storage)

[@lindanichols7850]

Low storage. Subscribed! Thanks for your content. I found Simpletivity while struggling with why I couldn't make Todoist suit my workflow.

[@Simpletivity]

Thanks for the sub!

[@gitanjalipatnaik9285]

Low storage, when we finally remove the data frm Google drive after we export the data...we can still hv all those data in our backups right

[@Simpletivity]

It depends on what you mean by "backups" in this case. Here's a breakdown: Google Drive Trash: When you delete data from Google Drive, it goes to the Trash folder. Files remain there for 30 days before automatic deletion. So, within that timeframe, you can restore them if needed. Separate Backups: If you've explicitly created backups of your Google Drive data elsewhere (like on your external hard drive), then yes, those backups will still have the data even after you remove it from Drive and empty the Trash.

[@gitanjalipatnaik9285]

@@Simpletivity no I mean...I did exactly what u showed in this video... I first went to manage storage n der I backed up Google drive n after that I started deleting all the data frm the drive

[@NoahtheGameplayer]

you know I was confused at first of what you're trying to show to us in the beginning of the video, but you are showing US how to create a file just in case if we accidentally delete the important files that we are looking for, so we can still have more space for the current Gmail, So thanks for that

[@Simpletivity]

You're very welcome. Thanks for sticking with it!

[@shambelshushay9523]

Thank you so much we learned a lot from you Keep continue please

[@meeekstubbular]

Hello I just watched this and I'm surprised. not to see other options besides 'delete' what if I want to keep some of this stuff. But not across Google, of course?

[@Simpletivity]

There is where the backup and download step can be so helpful. Once downloaded, you can store these files anywhere you like.

[@meeekstubbular]

@@Simpletivity Oh Thanx for that, despite using these stuff for years I'm not doing too good with it! Happy New Year:)

[@Simpletivity]

But you are striving to improve, and that's great to hear!

[@christophersterns2450]

Hey Scott, low storage - is there a way to easily do a MASS delete. The last remaining clearing of storage are hundreds and hundreds of kb size files. To delete them I am forced to scroll dow page after page after page to accumulate more files. For example; after scrolling down what seems to be endless scrolling I stopped and had 900 files selected. But I wasn't finished yet. To continue, I then clicked delete and I am now watching a twirling icon waiting for Google to confirm they're deleted. When Google does, I have to repeat this process over and over. Is there a better way?

[@Simpletivity]

Hi Chris, I believe that you are looking for this link which I talk about at 08:29

[@leecuen6379]

Low storage! Very helpful indeed. I am saving your instructions to watch later and follow the steps 😊! Of course, I have been receiving those annoying popups... you're almost out of SPACE, and we can sell you more! I like this option more. I do have a question...When we backup, does that count towards the used space? And, when my photos are already backed up, can I delete the original?? Any guidance would be much appreciated 😊

[@gilbertmeleasa]

If you delete all and empiy trash ,why is it stii full?

[@Simpletivity]

Remember that your storage is the total of your email, files, and photos. Perhaps you have something in the other categories?

[@Abigailrp]

low storage baby

[@Simpletivity]

Thanks for watching!

[@denisegillit5625]

Low Storage, I need to do this tonight. I'm sure I will have questions later. Thank you for the very clear explanation.

[@monabenjamintz]

I didn't know that I could just type "before:{date}" in the search box! Thanks Scott, so helpful! Here's to decluttering my gmail! low storage

[@Simpletivity]

You are so welcome! All the best as you clean up your inbox!

[@brendaboom1313]

Im sorry Scott, can you help? I was not clear on my earlier post. I keep getting low storage sign. I delete a ton but my storage never goes down. I did go through your video and did a backup with takeout. Now not sure how to put files back into my gmail and drive and photos. Do I delete first?

[@Simpletivity]

Don't forget to go to your Trash and empty that as well. Your storage won't be reduced until the files are actually gone, not just moved from Delete to Trash. I hope that helps!

[@markboyea2343]

Thank you, Drive storage reduced

[@rayham2070]

Why dies no one say how to get to the drive screen ? You just say now in your drive screen !!! After being a spaz and clicking on everything I got to the drive page, but the storage # is not pickable

[@JacquelineJones-p7y]

Thank you. That was so helpful, I learned something and got rid of the red line in my email. Plus you saved me a subscription.

[@Simpletivity]

I'm so glad to hear that. Thanks for sharing!

[@tooljunkie555]

I get this message everyday and I have 90 emails in my inbox 300 pictures and like 20 videos in my gallery on S21 Ultra it's ridiculous

[@MsJigme]

low storage. where do the exported files go?

[@Simpletivity]

You can choose which folder on your computer you would like to download the files to.

[@perunaidoo9517]

how do i recover the backed up emails

[@Simpletivity]

Here is a good article on how you can access your backed up emails: www.makeuseof.com/tag/use-downloaded-gmail-data/

[@blakepace]

Low storage cure for my hoarder wife. Thanks, Scott

[@c.h.g.b.9940]

Low storage. Thank you SOOOO much! What great information! I have used 14.63 of 15 GB, most of it from gmail. I wish Take-out would give me a sense of how many days it will take… If I understand correctly I cannot empty the trash until the Take-out is done, correct? Or could I start emptying trash even now? I’d like to start now….

[@Simpletivity]

Yes, you should wait for the Backup to be complete and save that file accordingly. Because once you empty the Trash, it will be gone for good.

[@FrankBruno-t6s]

in the instructions it says it will send you an email when the backup of gmail is done. well how is it doing that if i cant get email to begin with since i am out of storage

[@KayLAllen-pm4sr]

What can i do i have already paid for the Ads to be turned off but they said that they cannot find it but it came out of my bank account and i have the proof

[@lorrieh621]

"low storage" and new subscriber! I am also interested in a tutorial on cleaning out Google photos as well as how to access archived data, when it is best to use it, and how to clean it out also. Thank you!

[@Simpletivity]

Thanks so much for watching to the end and for the suggestion!

[@normalloretrodriguezpa5434]

Low Storage. Very helpful. But have to listen again and do it slowly. Wish me luck.

[@Simpletivity]

Wishing you lots of luck! Thanks for watching.

[@danieldixon4831]

Mine is Google photos But I don't want to delete them I want to move them to my memory card Can you help

[@kittygamer4124]

low storage :) could you also make a video on how to control storage usage in google photos?

[@Simpletivity]

Thanks so much for sharing this request. I will certainly consider this!

[@debb34934]

Low storage. (thank you)

[@Simpletivity]

You are very welcome!

[@azairvine]

Low storage........NO storage. I'm certain Google Drive is taking the piss out of me. I've been bailing out the ship for about a year and I'm sick of it. Today it's telling me I'm at 15.2G of 15G with 6.63G in Google Drive - however the largest file in Drive is 7.8MB with everything beyond the 2nd largest file being

[@waliamanjeet]

Low storage...Howto access backup later?

[@mordavian]

One of my friends purchased 2gb storage from Google drive and shared with me to work on projects. Before this, i was using default 15 gb drive. I see the new shared files and available space within my own drive screen but i faced a problem months later. Today, Google tells me that 99.5% of storage is full and i must upgrade. When i checked the available space of my drive, i see that more than half of it empty. I think the shared directories of my friend caused this problem. Should my friend remove the share with me? I want to get back to use my own drive which is 50% empty currently.

[@raghunandanhv1]

Low storage. Quite informative. Thanks

[@derekkchung]

resize all photos to smaller size?

[@Simpletivity]

Yes, that would also save space.

[@kabkbaas6127]

Low storage: How can I safely copy all of my emails to a different app / email account that has greater capacity than Google @ only 15 GB. I'm currently at 14.99GB! I don't want to pay Google for added storage, as they are pricey! Great video btw!

[@kenmay8247]

Low storage! But Im "selecting all" (not just 50...ALL) from my promotions folder. It says there are over 18,000 in the folder. I click delete and it is not removing them. Any thoughts?

[@SusanLaib]

Super helpful !! I'm not done yet but have one question... I'm in the process of backing up my data, where does it get saved ? How would I retrieve something from that back up if I deleted a file by accident ?

[@dagoff0309]

“Low Storage”

[@Brian0Geiger]

Low storage! ...still works

[@Simpletivity]

Glad to hear it!

[@katrinabillings7011]

I have a question - I found a load of photos on my Google Drive when I searched before 2018 (thanks for that tip as I had no idea they were there!). When I try to download them it sends the files to a zip but it's so large I cannot open it on my PC - what do you suggest? This is going to clear a huge amount of storage on my Drive but I'm stumped as to how to remove the pics without deleting them.

[@walshbrianj]

low storage - I'd love more info on how to purge junk mail from my inbox storage size. It is hogging up my Gmail after many years signing up for junk mail and not taking care of it. I'm now out of storage and need to remove old junk mail.

[@shkification]

My photos take the most space. how do I download them and then clear space

[@tylerbandhoo3482]

Perfect tips for getting away from low storage pop-ups

[@Simpletivity]

Glad you found this helpful!

[@johnnygordon635]

Low Storage

[@joshualee3527]

Low storage

[@labe5154]

Hello, I have a question and I will be very happy if you give me an answer, the people who sent me an email when my memory was full, I did not receive their email because there was no memory. But now when I've bought a memory, will I get those emails or do they have to send them again?

[@you2449]

High Storage.

[@fpafdc70]

Low storage, I deleted almost everything and it kept saying I'm out of storage. 😢

[@Simpletivity]

Make sure that you've emptied the trash as well. Anything that is still stored in Trash will be counted towards your limit.

[@thegamingguy8334]

Please help me, when i press on storage it shows nothing but its says 16.33 out of 15 gb and i also deleted some random on my drive and it still didn't change

[@charlotteokot]

Thanks a lot. Just found the culprit: trash

[@Simpletivity]

Yes, don't forget to empty the trash in order to see your numbers go down. Thanks for watching!

[@DalesValor]

10.09 GB out of 15 GB. I'm thinking of cleaning up the drive and then getting One Google 100 GB. Thanks for the video.

[@Kashifnasir89]

I saved 10 GB thanks very much...

[@Simpletivity]

I'm so glad to hear that!

[@vivace600]

Low storage. Thank you very helpful and informative!

[@Simpletivity]

You're welcome!

[@johnnygordon635]

Going to use this.

[@victorp5491]

low storage thanks

[@Simpletivity]

Your welcome, thanks for watching!

[@artk8689]

low storage. Very helpful

[@TopLasagnaLover]

Mine is full but there's no file anywhere.

[@akiladigoswala3984]

Hi how to off backup of photos n videos...

[@michaelbressler5219]

low storage

[@Simpletivity]

Thanks for watching, Michael!

[@flordelizachatto9385]

Low storage

[@Simpletivity]

Thanks for watching till the end, Flordeliza!

[@gauravdhingra3616]

LOW STORAGE

[@Simpletivity]

Thanks for watching!

[@perunaidoo9517]

low storage

[@Simpletivity]

Thanks so much for watching!

[@stephenjoverall]

low storage

[@Simpletivity]

Thanks for watching!

[@sylviakarman6645]

Low storage-thanks! Will I need to wait the hours/days until backup is complete to begin deleting emails, etc. from my google account?

[@Simpletivity]

Depending on the size, you may need to wait a day for it to finish.

[@TerriDahmer]

low storage

[@Simpletivity]

Thanks for watching!

Low Storage! Thanks lot. Very clear.

[@Simpletivity]

You are very welcome. Thanks for watching!

[@joymothersill7397]

Thank you! I went from 11 GB to 2.9

[@Simpletivity]

So happy to hear that. Thanks for sharing!

[@BillRocklin]

Low Storage ... great tips again Scott!

[@Simpletivity]

Thanks for watching!

[@dukeofclemance]

What is he exporting and to where ?

[@kalidsherefuddin]

How I deleted and I get storàge

[@ajmalsipra365]

Dear sir, I followed your all steps but storage is still full.

[@starblue337]

Low storage. Thanks!

[@ozzyrico4945]

Thanks for taking 10 years to get to the point. 👍🏼

[@geraldwait2435]

Low storage - great advice!

[@avinashk9966]

Low storage, thanks bro

[@Simpletivity]

You're welcome!

[@koushikdutta2670]

Good informative and effective video Thanks.

[@ShariKonkol]

Low storage

[@ralphhebert-xh1rt]

I want clay up spas

[@Dantick09]

I hate the low storage, it used to be better

[@lytrbug1789]

low storage 😞

[@ThePaulineroberts]

low storage, thank you