This compresses images down to 16MP and videos to 1080p (a change that’s unlikely to be noticeable for most people and purposes).
If you’ve been saving photos at their original sizes, you can free up tons of space by converting them to Google’s “Storage saver” option (which used to be called “High quality”). Unless you currently have a model 5 or earlier Pixel phone (in which case, you will, for now, keep the unlimited “Storage saver” option), as of June 1st, 2021, every photo and video backed up to Google Photos is going to count against your Google storage.
I welcome your thoughts, questions or suggestions on my video on how to email large files with Gmail using Google Drive. Learn how to email large file attachments using Gmail and Google Drive even if the person your emailing can’t receive any attachments.
Video Tutorial on Emailing Large Files with Gmail This can be handy in case you want to share the same file with multiple contacts. Note that you can also use your Google Drive account to send file attachments that are under the 25MB attachment file size limit. Upon sending your email you are prompted to select your sharing preferences.
If your email file attachment exceeds the 25MB file size limit, it will be automatically uploaded to your free Google Drive account as all Gmail / Google accounts come with free Google Drive access.Īssuming your Google Drive is empty, you can upload an attachment that is nearly 15GB! That’s Gigabytes in case you missed it.Īfter your large file attachment is uploaded to your Google Drive account, Gmail will simply and automatically insert a link to your file within the email message. This means your file will be directly attached to your email. With Google’s Gmail your email file attachment limit is 25MB.