Tools to reduce the storage volume of your Google account

In light of the change in Google's policy towards academic institutions and the storage volume limitation of the institutional Google account to 25 GB, we're organizing here the necessary tools for checking the storage volume of your Google account, reducing the storage volume of the account using two central tools provided by Google and finally deleting the files from your Google Drive and Google Photos.

 

How to check the storage volume

How to transfer files

How to delete files

 

Deleting files

After using one of Google's tools to reduce the volume of the account and after transferring the contents of the drive and photos to a private Gmail account, you must delete these files and photos and finally check again if the volume has been reduced below 25 GB. It is important to note that you do not immediately see the changes in volume, but only after 24 hours.

Deleting files from Google Photos

1. Go to Google Photos from your PC
2. Click on the selection icon (V sign) on the image or video. You can also mark all the photos at once under a certain date
3. Click on the delete icon (trash can) on the top ot the page

It is important to delete the photos from the trash as well, otherwise the space will not be reduced.

 

Deleting files from Google Drive

 

Step 1

Enter your MailHuji

Step 2

After entering your mail open your Google Drive

 

Step 3

Choose storage on the bottom of the menu

 

Step 4

You will get a page with all your files arranged by size from biggest to smallest. Choose the files you want to delete. You can choose more then one file by pressing ctrl button.

 

Step 5

After done choosing, right click and a menu will open with option to download and remove

 

Step 6

After removing the files move to trash

 

Step 7

Press empty trash

 

Step 8

Press delete forever

 

Deleting computers buckup

 

Step 1

Enter your MailHuji

Step 2

After entering your mail open your Google Drive

 

Step 3

 Right click on my computer, a menu will open with option to download and remove

 

Step 4

After removing the files move to trash

 

Step 5

Press empty trash

 

Step 6

Press delete forever