Google Storage Full? Free Up Space in 5 Minutes

Your 15 GB of free Google storage is shared by Google Drive, Gmail and Google Photos. Start at Google One Storage to see which one is using the most.

1. Delete the largest Drive files (1 min)

• Go to drive.google.com → Storage in the left menu
• Files are listed largest first
• Delete big files you don't need (old videos, zip backups, installers)

2. Empty the Drive trash (1 min)

Deleted files still use space for 30 days.

• Open Trash → Empty trash

3. Clean up Gmail (1 min)

In the Gmail search bar type: has:attachment larger:10M Delete what you don't need, then empty Bin (Trash). Also try older_than:2y category:promotions.

4. Review Google Photos (1 min)

• Open photos.google.com → Manage storage
• Review large videos, blurry photos and screenshots
• Delete duplicates, then empty the Photos bin

5. Remove old backups (1 min)

• In Drive → Storage → Backups (top right)
• Delete backups from old phones and apps you no longer use
• WhatsApp backups can be large; managing them from WhatsApp's own settings is safest

Keep it from filling up again

• Compress files before uploading
• Share links instead of attaching big files
• Back up phone photos at "Storage saver" quality
• Do a quick clean-up every few months