Gmail, Drive, Sheets, and other Google platforms have become essential components of our workflow, and why not? Google provides 15GB of free storage to help us get our jobs done. However, over time, the free space fills up due to a variety of factors such as WhatsApp backup, media files, mail attachments, promotional emails, and other documents, which impedes our daily tasks.
If your Google account is running low on storage or is completely full, you may be wondering what you can do to free up space. If so, you are in the right place. We have compiled a list of steps to help you free up some storage while keeping your daily workflow uninterrupted.
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How to clear your Gmail storage:
- Delete unwanted or previous emails: Gmail storage can often be overloaded with spam messages, newsletters, and other promotional space which can take up the space. It is advised to frequently delete the irrelevant mails on your feed.
- Filter feature: In contrast to Google’s other features and services, it also offers a filter function that lets you easily separate or filter out emails. In addition to making it simpler to locate and manage your emails, this will help you automatically arrange them into various folders and potentially save storage space.
- Empty your spam and Trash folders: After deleting the mails from your feed, you should also delete it from trash folders. Also keep in mind to delete the mails from the Spam section to free up more space.
- Use an alternative such as cloud storage: You can also opt for other cloud storage options apart from Google and manage the space better.
- Unsubscribe from irrelevant newsletters: Make sure that you have unsubscribed to all the irrelevant newsletters or companies that share promotional emails.
The users can also opt for Google One storage and pay for more storage on the monthly basis. The users can choose from 30GB, 100GB, 200GB plans with starting price of Rs 59.
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