Getting maximum of google drive space- management fundamentals for different files
This takes abit of work but well worth it. You can enjoy technically unlimited free storage.
- Gmail – Search for attachments, download and then delete these emails. Remember to empty your Trash. If necessary store the attachments in Google Drive. See No. 2.
- Google Drive – Use native Google formats i.e. Docs, Sheets, Slides, Drawings etc. Convert MS Office files into Google formats. Unless your document is complex, most will convert nicely. For Excel, charts may not be convert well. Formatting for Google format is not as refined as MS Office but functional.
- Pictures/ Videos – Upload to photos.google.com, use High Quality mode. These will not count towards storage. If you accidentally upload in Original, there’s option to compress to High Quality.
- PDFs – Convert to Google format or images. If images, insert these into a Google Doc and these will not count towards storage.