[Lex Computer & Tech Group/LCTG] FW: WIRED: Free, Unlimited Google Photos Storage Will End Next Year

[Robert Primak]

 It's not that big a deal. I have been using Google Drive to store copies of most of my photos for several years, and only have used 4 GB of the 20 GB I have available there. The next upgrade is huge, and costs very little. I can't imagine ever using up 15 GB of storage in either Google Drive or Google Photos. 
Paying for using more space than 95% of Google Photos users ever fill seems very reasonable to me.  That's in addition to the 20 GB of free storage Google Drive offers. 
If you're that concerned about running out of Cloud storage, download most of your stored photos and delete them from the Cloud. Local storage is better unless you have some disaster which wipes out your local storage and computers. In such a case I think you'd have bigger fish to fry than your photo collection. 
You can also make a clone of your photo archives (hard drive or CDs) and send it to a family member or friend in a different part of the country. That's essentially what businesses do with their irreplaceable important files.
-- Bob Primak
    On Wednesday, November 11, 2020, 09:30:02 PM EST, George Gamota <ggamota at gmail.com> wrote:  
 
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Something for us to discuss at the next potpourri session

George

  

From: George Gamota <ggamota at gmail.com> 
Sent: Wednesday, November 11, 2020 6:48 PM
To: George Gamota <ggamota at gmail.com>
Subject: WIRED: Free, Unlimited Google Photos Storage Will End Next Year

  


Free, Unlimited Google Photos Storage Will End Next Year
As of June 1, 2021, all uploads to the cloud-based storage service will count against your 15-GB data cap.

Read in WIRED: https://apple.news/AnlMHyA0ETAmag0_ZPifdzA


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