Google Photos unlimited free storage going away

(ABC4) – If you use Google Photos be prepared – you may have to start paying to store your photos and videos.

Starting Tuesday, June 1, you will only have 15 GB of free storage to use. If you need more space, it will cost you.

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In November, Google announced the change to its photo service, saying more than 4 trillion photos are stored within it, with 28 billion new photos and videos uploaded each week.

“Since so many of you rely on Google Photos to store your memories, it’s important that it’s not just a great product, but also continues to meet your needs over the long haul,” the company said in the announcement. “In order to welcome even more of your memories and build Google Photos for the future, we are changing our unlimited High quality storage policy.”

Starting on June 1, any new photos and videos you upload will count toward the free 15 GB of storage that comes with every Google Account, or the additional storage you have already purchased as a Google One member. The storage in your Google Account is shared across Drive and Gmail as well.

Google says this change “allows us to keep pace with the growing demand for storage.”

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