Google Storage Usage

Managing Your Google Storage Usage

To stay within your storage limit for your Humboldt Google account, it’s important to manage your data regularly. Here are some FAQs and helpful tips for reducing storage across Google Drive, Gmail, and Google Photos.

FAQs

Cleaning Up ‘My Drive’

Tips to help you clean up your Google Drive and free up some storage space.

Cleaning Up Your Google Shared Drives

Files Shared With You

Cleaning Up Your Gmail Inbox

Tip: If you are a screen reader user, the University of Illinois has developed a Chrome/Firefox bookmarklet to assist with the bulk deletion of mail in Gmail.

Clean Up Your Google Photos

The photos and videos in your Google Photos library are separate from the photos and videos in your Google Drive. They still count against your storage limit and might need to be cleaned up. If you have personal photos and videos that aren't related to university business, it's a good idea to transfer them to a personal storage service or your own computer. Here are two methods you can use

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