Google Photos will end its free unlimited storage in June 2021

Re:Google Photos will end its free unlimited storage in June... by glennpratt on Wednesday November 11, 2020 @03:30PM (#25062623)

> If you have an existing free unlimited plan they should grandfather that in.

They do. Photos uploaded before the change next year do not count.

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Re:Google Photos will end its free unlimited storage in June... by crazygringo on Wednesday November 11, 2020 @03:45PM (#25062759)

Exactly. There's zero bait and switch here, especially when Takeout makes it so easy to export all your photos anyways.

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Re:Google Photos will end its free unlimited storage in June... by nolok on Wednesday November 11, 2020 @07:51PM (#25064985)

You don't even need takeout, you can make your Photos folder appear in your Drive

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Re:Google Photos will end its free unlimited storage in June... by jdofaz on Thursday November 12, 2020 @06:36PM (#25076824)

They got rid of that

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Re:Google Photos will end its free unlimited storage in June... by echelon on Wednesday November 11, 2020 @04:04PM (#25062962)

For now

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Re:Google Photos will end its free unlimited storage in June... by asdfasgasdgasdg on Wednesday November 11, 2020 @04:38PM (#25063335)

Unfortunately there is no thing in the world that is proof from change, especially things you aren't paying for. If you have a problem with it you can use any of the other free photo upload services that will accept 15GB+ of your photos and will guarantee that free service for life.

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Re:Google Photos will end its free unlimited storage in June... by echelon on Wednesday November 11, 2020 @04:46PM (#25063412)

I don't have a problem with it. This is a good thing for the industry that Google can't continue to offer unrealistic and unsustainable products for free. They set expectations that were hard to meet.

I think this serves as a warning and reminder to users.

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