Google announces that it will 'delete data from accounts that have been inactive for two years', deletion from June 2023 at the earliest

Google changed its online storage policy from June 1, 2021, and continued to use it for more than 2 years while exceeding the 15GB free storage capacity available for Google Photos, Gmail, and Google Drive, or used the service for 2 years. We announced that we will delete the data in the account if it is not.

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So far, Google has provided 15GB of free storage for each account, and you can save various data such as photos, movies, document files, etc. up to a total of 15GB in compatible services such as Google Photos, Gmail, Google Drive, etc. for free. I did. Also, with Google Photos, if you upload a photo or movie with a lower resolution than the original data, it is not counted as a 15GB allocation, and it was possible to save the data for free and unlimited.

But Google has a 'Today, people are uploading a lot of data than ever before. In fact, 4.3 million GB or more of data per day for the entire Gmail · Google Drive · Google Photos will continue to be added,' said Announced that it will change its storage policy to continue to meet growing demand.

According to Google's announcement, from June 1, 2021, Google Photos will be counted as a 15GB allocation even if the resolution of photos and movies is reduced. Only data uploaded after June 1, 2021 will be allocated 15GB, and photos and movies uploaded before this will not be subject to the 15GB limit.

'Google Photos' that can save photos & videos for free & unlimited will be limited to 15GB after June 2021 --GIGAZINE

In addition, Google has announced that it will remove all data from the service for 'Gmail, Google Drive, Google Photos' that has been inactive for two years. Since it is judged for each service whether it was active within 2 years, if you use Gmail and Google Drive but do not use Google Photos for 2 years, only the data of Google Photos will be deleted. However, Google explains that if the user is a user of the paid storage service Google One , it will not be affected by the policy of 'delete data for services that are inactive for two years.'

Google will apply the new policy from June 1, 2021, and will begin deleting policy-based data as early as June 1, 2023. Google will notify users by e-mail, etc. 'at least 3 months before data is deleted', both when the 15GB of free storage is exceeded for 2 years and when the service is inactive for 2 years. thing.

If you continue to use more than 15GB of free storage, users can either remove unnecessary data from the service, download the data they want to keep and save it on their device or storage, or subscribe to Google One. You can avoid deletion by increasing the storage capacity. In addition, if the service is determined to be inactive for nearly two years, users can avoid deletion by accessing Gmail, Google Drive, Google Photos, etc. from the web or apps.