The unlimited storage of Google Photos ceased to exist a while ago, so those users who want to continue using the service for free they will have to stick to those 15 GB of shared storage with the other company services, such as Google Drive. Although this amount may be too low for many, others prefer to continue using the service for convenience, knowing that with that storage space they have plenty.
If this is your case and you continue to use Google Photos as a way to store your images in the cloud, you should know that you have a very easy option to compress the images from your library and thus have more space for your photos. Below these lines we tell you how to carry out this simple process and save space in your library.
Save space by compressing photos
Google allows us to upload our photos in original or compressed quality to save storage space. To activate this option we just have to open the Google Photos website, click on the settings icon located in the upper right corner and click on “storage savings“so that all the photos that we upload take up less space.
As is logical, this option will cause our photos to lose quality, although the result is very satisfactory for the vast majority of situations. However, one detail must be taken into account regarding this option. And it is that when we select “Storage saving”, it will not be applied to the upload of photos from any device, but rather only applies to the device with which you are accessing the service at the time. This means that if you change the option on your PC, the photos will be compressed to save space, but you will need to change the option on your phone and other devices as well if you want to upload photos at a lower quality.
To apply this option on your phone, just open the Google Photos app, click on your profile icon in the upper right corner and select “Google Photos Settings”. Once here we will Copy > Backup Quality and select “Storage saving”.
The best thing about this option is that it is retroactive. So if before you had the tendency to upload your photos in original quality, selecting this option Google will ask you if you want to compress the other photos as well that you uploaded in original quality to save storage space.
If Google Photos is too small for you, you can always rely on other alternatives such as Amazon Photos or even Telegram along with the management provided by UnLim. You can also choose to create your own homemade Google Photos with a Raspberry Pi and a good storage system. Everything will depend on the number of photos you usually take and if you want to save each of them in a single space.
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