Google has announced important storage policy changes for Google Accounts that will come into effect from June 1, 2021 onwards. The upcoming changes will apply to Photos and Drive (specifically Google Docs, Sheets, Slides, Drawings, Forms and Jamboard files).

Currency, every Google Account comes with 15GB of free storage across Gmail, Drive and Photos, but, starting June 1, any new photo or video backed up in High quality in Google Photos will count towards the free 15GB storage quota or any additional storage purchased as a Google One member. All existing high-quality photos and videos (under 16MP/1080p) will not count towards the storage. Likewise, any new Docs, Sheets, Slides, Drawings, Forms or Jamboard file will also come to count towards the free 15GB of allotted storage or any additional storage provided through Google One.

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Starting June 1, if an account is inactive in one or more of these services for two years, Google may delete the content in the product(s) in which the users was inactive. Google recommends users to regularly visit Gmail, Drive or Photos on the web or mobile to keep the account active. To manage the storage, once can use the free storage manager in the Google One app and on the web and users who need more than free 15GB of storage, they can upgrade to a larger storage plan with Google One.