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Google Photos will end its free unlimited storage in June 2021

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Re: Google Photos will end its free unlimited storage in June 2021

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Post by Isthatablackgsd »

jeffbee wrote: post #8

Huh, I wonder if Google will also fix their incredibly bad "Backup and Sync" program for MacOS, which over the years has added thousands of copies of every photo on my Mac into Google Photos, making photos virtually useless to me and presumably racking up the virtual disk usage of my account. I'm happy to pay for storage but seriously this is one of the worst programs I have ever encountered.

That is more of the G Drive itself than the software. I had several issues with G Drive like not showing the current version that was revised 10 min prior, sometime it will take from an hour to a whole day to show the changes to other users in the shared folder. My job use GSuite unfortunately, so I am stuck with it.

Re: Google Photos will end its free unlimited storage in June 2021

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Post by iscrewyou »

ugh123 wrote: post #22

I think Google is missing a clear opportunity to compete with Instagram and the like. Google Photos is nearly default on just about every new and recent android phone in the world and its "partner" sharing feature (limited to just 1 partner) resembles a private IG-like share experience. Imagine having that breadth of user base already active in your app but not simply adding a public network around it (with adequate…

I think they’ve been bruised by Google+. I will never trust Google to not add a version of this that keeps your email handle different from your supposed username. Even if they do, I expect them to pull the rug out from under the users in the future to tie the image account and google account together.

Re: Google Photos will end its free unlimited storage in June 2021

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Post by seized »

speedgoose wrote: post #4

Tldr: low quality but unlimited storage is expensive, so it will go away in June. However everything uploaded before will not use space for some time. High quality storage has never been unlimited so no changes. A Google Photos storage policy update I would love to read is some guarantee that I can download a backup of my photos if my Google account gets blocked for some reasons.

Google Takeout. Or RClone can be used to download with some limitations (bursts dont download, GPS EXIf data is stripped, videos are true original nitrate).

I use Syncthing to copy from my phone to my NAS to backup the true original files.

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Post by [deleted] »

ugh123 wrote: post #22

I think Google is missing a clear opportunity to compete with Instagram and the like. Google Photos is nearly default on just about every new and recent android phone in the world and its "partner" sharing feature (limited to just 1 partner) resembles a private IG-like share experience. Imagine having that breadth of user base already active in your app but not simply adding a public network around it (with adequate…

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Re: Google Photos will end its free unlimited storage in June 2021

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Post by actuator »

p1anecrazy wrote: post #10

Wow. What a disappointment. I started saving my photos with Google for two reasons: - I’m an iPhone user and didn’t want a single company to have access to all my assets, - it was free and this compensated for the discomfort of using a non-native app. Without the second argument it makes total sense to look at other, more privacy-oriented providers. Since Apple tries to rebrand itself this way, I would expect more fo…

> Without the second argument it makes total sense to look at other, more privacy-oriented providers.

Photos data isn't used for ads according to the post.

Are you concerned about photo analysis for tagging? You can upload to Google Drive in that case and manage the photos yourself like any other provider.

Re: Google Photos will end its free unlimited storage in June 2021

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Post by chrisjc »

Hamuko wrote: post #5

Well, luckily Google One is quite cheap. You can get 100 GB for 20 euro per year to get started and even the 2 TB plan is cheaper than for example Dropbox and iCloud when paid annually.

If you're an Amazon Prime user you can use their photo app that still has unlimited, full-res uploads.

https://www.amazon.com/Amazon-Photos/b?node=13234696011

>Amazon Photos offers unlimited, full-resolution photo storage, plus 5 GB video storage for Prime members.

Printing from amazon isn't too bad either.

Re: Google Photos will end its free unlimited storage in June 2021

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Post by kevincox »

TuringNYC wrote: post #9

Anyone know why the strange tiers on Google One? There is a 2TB ($100/yr) and 10TB ($600/yr). - Usually prices scale log, but here, there is a storage premium going from 2TB to 10TB. - Does anyone else think 2TB is a bit low for a moderately savvy family plan? Why isnt there a middle tier like 5TB?

I agree. The price/GiB between looks like someone was throwing darts.

I wish there is a straightforward pay-as-you go option. However there is the mental downside that everything you store is costing money, whereas the package deals you feel free (until you hit the limit).

Re: Google Photos will end its free unlimited storage in June 2021

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Post by ffpip »

Google is 100% running out of space.

Google Photos no longer unlimited - https://www.theverge.com/2020/11/11/21560810/google-photos-u...

GSuite no longer unlimited - https://9to5google.com/2020/10/08/google-workspace-drive-sto...

Google Drive to delete trash after 30 days. Before, it stored till you perma deleted - https://gsuiteupdates.googleblog.com/2020/09/drive-trash-aut...

Google Docs to be counted as storage space. it was unlimited for all before - https://blog.google/products/photos/storage-policy-update/

Guess the cloud's gonna start filling up soon eh.

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