

But if you exceed it, you'll have to start thinking about upgrading to Google's One plan, which start at $2/month for 100 GB of storage. This 15GB of free storage that Google Photos offers is still more than the 5GB of free storage that iCloud Photos offers, and significantly more than the 2GB of free storage that Dropbox offers. Now you can delete all the files stored on the Google Drive folder on your Computer without affecting the files stored on on the Web. If you uploaded your photos and videos to Google Photos before June 1, they do not count against your 15GB limit of free storage. But now, Google has walked back that feature.Īs of June 1, Google has officially ended its free unlimited storage plan and now capped it at 15GB - but it only effects new photos and videos. Google Photos is one of the most popular cloud-based photo storage services for both Android and iPhone users - in large part, because for the last five years, it offered free unlimited photo storage, which was more than its competitors like iCloud or Dropbox. Then you will come to the Local Group Policy Editor window.

While there are several ways to disable or hide drives in Windows, there’s currently no official way. This further means that users are looking for a way to stop Google Drive from mounting a virtual drive in the Windows file explorer. Enter gpedit.msc in the blank and click OK to continue. However, users are not liking this feature and want to disable the drive letter for Google Drive for Desktop. Press the Windows key and R key at the same time to bring the Run box. Welcome to Product Support, a column devoted to helping you get the most out of the stuff you already use. Way 2: Disable Microsoft OneDrive in Local Group Policy Editor.
