These Hacks Can Free Up Your Google Drive Storage at No Cost

Spring cleaning can be a nice way to make your home feel bright and tidy as the seasons change. And cleaning out your digital storage is an easy way to give yourself a fresh start in your digital space, too. If you use Google Drive, you get up to 15GB of free storage for all your photos, videos and other documents, but that space could run out quickly if it’s your primary digital storage.

If you run out of storage, you’ll see a message asking you to upgrade to a Google One plan, but you don’t have to buy digital storage. If you’re willing to create another Google account, you can transfer all your old email and files for free. But if that sounds like a hassle, here are some other tricks we use to clear out space in our digital filing cabinet that you might find useful.

I recommend trying these tips on your laptop rather than a phone, as you’ll have an easier time sorting through and managing files. I’ll walk you through both processes in case you only have access to a mobile…