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

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  • Опубликовано: 19 дек 2024

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  • @Simpletivity
    @Simpletivity  2 года назад +4

    Want more tips to keep your Gmail account in order? Then watch this next 👉 bit.ly/bestgmailtips

  • @OmANnIe
    @OmANnIe 2 года назад +10

    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
      @Simpletivity  2 года назад +1

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

  • @NoahtheGameplayer
    @NoahtheGameplayer 2 года назад +3

    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
      @Simpletivity  2 года назад

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

  • @monabenjamintz
    @monabenjamintz 3 месяца назад +2

    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
      @Simpletivity  3 месяца назад

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

  • @denisegillit5625
    @denisegillit5625 2 месяца назад +1

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

    • @Simpletivity
      @Simpletivity  2 месяца назад

      You're welcome. All the best with your clean up!

  • @mountcarmelslo7325
    @mountcarmelslo7325 2 года назад +5

    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.

  • @roomiirani
    @roomiirani 2 года назад +6

    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
      @Simpletivity  2 года назад +1

      Thanks so much for the suggestion, Roomi.

  • @shambelshushay9523
    @shambelshushay9523 2 года назад +4

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

  • @BillRocklin
    @BillRocklin 2 года назад +2

    Low Storage ... great tips again Scott!

  • @lindanichols7850
    @lindanichols7850 2 года назад +3

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

  • @vivace600
    @vivace600 8 месяцев назад +1

    Low storage. Thank you very helpful and informative!

  • @raghunandanhv1
    @raghunandanhv1 2 года назад +2

    Low storage. Quite informative. Thanks

  • @brendaboom1313
    @brendaboom1313 2 года назад +3

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

  • @JacquelineJones-p7y
    @JacquelineJones-p7y 5 месяцев назад +1

    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
      @Simpletivity  5 месяцев назад

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

  • @billblanchette3604
    @billblanchette3604 2 года назад +6

    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
      @Simpletivity  2 года назад

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

  • @midgefricano
    @midgefricano Год назад

    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!

  • @normalloretrodriguezpa5434
    @normalloretrodriguezpa5434 Год назад +1

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

    • @Simpletivity
      @Simpletivity  Год назад

      Wishing you lots of luck! Thanks for watching.

  • @geraldwait2435
    @geraldwait2435 2 года назад +1

    Low storage - great advice!

  •  9 месяцев назад +1

    Low Storage! Thanks lot. Very clear.

    • @Simpletivity
      @Simpletivity  9 месяцев назад

      You are very welcome. Thanks for watching!

  • @kimmessersmith739
    @kimmessersmith739 2 года назад +4

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

  • @jackfrank303
    @jackfrank303 2 года назад +3

    "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
      @Simpletivity  2 года назад

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

  • @tylerbandhoo3482
    @tylerbandhoo3482 Год назад +2

    Perfect tips for getting away from low storage pop-ups

  • @SusanLaib
    @SusanLaib 5 месяцев назад

    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 ?

  • @christophersterns2450
    @christophersterns2450 2 года назад +1

    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
      @Simpletivity  2 года назад

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

  • @lorrieh621
    @lorrieh621 2 года назад +1

    "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
      @Simpletivity  2 года назад +1

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

  • @narvekar.varshu760
    @narvekar.varshu760 2 месяца назад +1

    Thnkz my problem resolved 😀

  • @ozzyrico4945
    @ozzyrico4945 11 месяцев назад

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

  • @searchworld2144
    @searchworld2144 3 месяца назад

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

  • @michaelpa1110
    @michaelpa1110 2 года назад +1

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

    • @Simpletivity
      @Simpletivity  2 года назад

      You are so welcome! Thanks for watching, Michael.

  • @soewinnaing4069
    @soewinnaing4069 26 дней назад +1

    thanks for explanation

  • @larryhenson7213
    @larryhenson7213 2 года назад +2

    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?

  • @lorenzoarodriguez6048
    @lorenzoarodriguez6048 2 года назад +1

    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?

  • @Scotslass369
    @Scotslass369 3 месяца назад

    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 😊

  • @meeekstubbular
    @meeekstubbular 11 месяцев назад +1

    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
      @Simpletivity  11 месяцев назад

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

    • @meeekstubbular
      @meeekstubbular 11 месяцев назад +1

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

    • @Simpletivity
      @Simpletivity  10 месяцев назад

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

  • @johnnygordon635
    @johnnygordon635 2 года назад +2

    Going to use this.

  • @lorenzoarodriguez6048
    @lorenzoarodriguez6048 2 года назад +1

    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!

  • @stuartmercer1307
    @stuartmercer1307 2 года назад

    low storage thanks for your help!

  • @donnalocher4151
    @donnalocher4151 Год назад +1

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

    • @Simpletivity
      @Simpletivity  Год назад

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

  • @koushikdutta2670
    @koushikdutta2670 6 месяцев назад

    Good informative and effective video
    Thanks.

  • @sylviakarman6645
    @sylviakarman6645 2 года назад

    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
      @Simpletivity  2 года назад

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

  • @kenmay8247
    @kenmay8247 Год назад

    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?

  • @katrinabillings7011
    @katrinabillings7011 Год назад +2

    Low Storage - brilliant video I learned a lot. I had 1068 emails in my Trash! Thanks.

    • @Simpletivity
      @Simpletivity  Год назад +1

      So glad that you found this helpful! All the best with your new, cleaner inbox.

  • @DalesValor
    @DalesValor 2 года назад

    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.

  • @meeekstubbular
    @meeekstubbular 10 месяцев назад

    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.

  • @joymothersill7397
    @joymothersill7397 Год назад +1

    Thank you! I went from 11 GB to 2.9

    • @Simpletivity
      @Simpletivity  Год назад

      So happy to hear that. Thanks for sharing!

  • @artk8689
    @artk8689 2 года назад +1

    low storage. Very helpful

  • @KashifReads
    @KashifReads 8 месяцев назад +1

    I saved 10 GB thanks very much...

  • @mordavian
    @mordavian 11 месяцев назад

    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.

  • @gitanjalipatnaik9285
    @gitanjalipatnaik9285 8 месяцев назад +1

    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
      @Simpletivity  8 месяцев назад

      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
      @gitanjalipatnaik9285 8 месяцев назад

      @@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

  • @katrinabillings7011
    @katrinabillings7011 Год назад

    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.

  • @c.h.g.b.9940
    @c.h.g.b.9940 8 месяцев назад

    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
      @Simpletivity  8 месяцев назад

      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.

  • @brendaboom1313
    @brendaboom1313 2 года назад

    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
      @Simpletivity  2 года назад

      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!

  • @labe5154
    @labe5154 2 года назад

    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?

  • @thegamingguy8334
    @thegamingguy8334 2 года назад

    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

  • @derekkchung
    @derekkchung 5 месяцев назад +1

    resize all photos to smaller size?

    • @Simpletivity
      @Simpletivity  5 месяцев назад

      Yes, that would also save space.

  • @hugeee1
    @hugeee1 Год назад

    low storage well done muy gracias

  • @ajit231081
    @ajit231081 2 года назад

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

  • @blakepace
    @blakepace 2 года назад +1

    Low storage cure for my hoarder wife.
    Thanks, Scott

  • @FrankBruno-t6s
    @FrankBruno-t6s 5 месяцев назад

    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

  • @kittygamer4124
    @kittygamer4124 Год назад +1

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

    • @Simpletivity
      @Simpletivity  Год назад

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

  • @akiladigoswala3984
    @akiladigoswala3984 4 месяца назад

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

  • @MsJigme
    @MsJigme 9 месяцев назад +1

    low storage. where do the exported files go?

    • @Simpletivity
      @Simpletivity  9 месяцев назад

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

  • @kabkbaas6127
    @kabkbaas6127 Год назад

    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!

  • @perunaidoo9517
    @perunaidoo9517 Год назад +1

    how do i recover the backed up emails

    • @Simpletivity
      @Simpletivity  Год назад

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

  • @sercanergul2362
    @sercanergul2362 6 месяцев назад +1

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

  • @nirmolendukar1933
    @nirmolendukar1933 Месяц назад

    I have received the mail. Now, do I download it as the option given in the mail.

  • @waliamanjeet
    @waliamanjeet 7 месяцев назад +1

    Low storage...Howto access backup later?

  • @walshbrianj
    @walshbrianj Год назад

    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.

  • @khansalma5349
    @khansalma5349 Год назад

    thank you

  • @petearmstrong2778
    @petearmstrong2778 2 года назад +1

    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.

  • @KayLAllen-pm4sr
    @KayLAllen-pm4sr 4 месяца назад

    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

  • @avinashk9966
    @avinashk9966 2 года назад +1

    Low storage, thanks bro

  • @gilbertmeleasa
    @gilbertmeleasa Год назад +1

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

    • @Simpletivity
      @Simpletivity  Год назад

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

  • @danieldixon4831
    @danieldixon4831 Год назад

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

  • @starblue337
    @starblue337 Год назад

    Low storage. Thanks!

  • @Brian0Geiger
    @Brian0Geiger Год назад +1

    Low storage! ...still works

  • @shkification
    @shkification Год назад

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

  • @rayham2070
    @rayham2070 10 месяцев назад

    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

  • @greekstraycats
    @greekstraycats 2 года назад +1

    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)

  • @dukeofclemance
    @dukeofclemance 4 месяца назад

    What is he exporting and to where ?

  • @markboyea2343
    @markboyea2343 2 года назад

    Thank you, Drive storage reduced

  • @fpafdc70
    @fpafdc70 9 месяцев назад

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

    • @Simpletivity
      @Simpletivity  9 месяцев назад

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

  • @susanbean4263
    @susanbean4263 Месяц назад

    Low storage. I keep trying to delete in Drive, but they won't go away......

  • @TopLasagnaLover
    @TopLasagnaLover 6 месяцев назад

    Mine is full but there's no file anywhere.

  • @ralphhebert-xh1rt
    @ralphhebert-xh1rt 7 месяцев назад

    I want clay up spas

  • @tooljunkie555
    @tooljunkie555 Год назад

    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

  • @ajmalsipra365
    @ajmalsipra365 Год назад

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

  • @joshualee3527
    @joshualee3527 2 года назад +1

    Low storage

  • @Dantick09
    @Dantick09 2 года назад

    I hate the low storage, it used to be better

  • @you2449
    @you2449 2 года назад +1

    High Storage.

  • @dagoff0309
    @dagoff0309 2 года назад +2

    “Low Storage”

  • @lytrbug1789
    @lytrbug1789 Год назад

    low storage 😞

  • @johnnygordon635
    @johnnygordon635 2 года назад +1

    Low Storage

  • @debb34934
    @debb34934 3 месяца назад +1

    Low storage. (thank you)

  • @victorp5491
    @victorp5491 5 месяцев назад +1

    low storage thanks

    • @Simpletivity
      @Simpletivity  5 месяцев назад

      Your welcome, thanks for watching!

  • @azairvine
    @azairvine 10 месяцев назад

    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

  • @ThePaulineroberts
    @ThePaulineroberts 11 месяцев назад

    low storage, thank you

  • @paolaperesan3141
    @paolaperesan3141 2 года назад

    Low storage..

  • @Abigailrp
    @Abigailrp 11 месяцев назад +2

    low storage baby

  • @carolynschafer5252
    @carolynschafer5252 2 года назад

    low storage