for the vast majority of today’s internet users, google is the internet. let’s be clear here, it really isn’t. but since gmail, google search, google drive etc. have become synonymous with the internet, it is not surprising that people think so. But if Google is the Internet for you, it stands to reason that you need a lot of space in Gmail, Google Drive, and maybe even Google Photos. therefore, you will have to manage all that storage efficiently, unless you want to pay tons of money for it. below, we show you how much free storage you get and how much you can buy if you go over the free limit.
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google drive free storage limit
Each google account starts with 15gb of free storage, which is shared between google photos, google drive and gmail. That may seem like a lot at first, but given that even the simplest photos on smartphones are a few megabytes these days, that’s probably not enough for most users. Google bundles storage plans under the Google One subscription option, which starts at Rs. 1300 per year for india.
for rs. 1300 a year, you get 100gb of storage on google drive, shared between apps. you can double this to 200gb by paying rs. 2,100 per year, or choose the higher storage tiers of 1TB and 2TB, at Rs. 6500 per year or rs. 3,250 per month, respectively.
what is the social tab in gmail
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The social category in gmail helps you to filter all the social media emails you receive in your gmail account. basically it keeps all your emails from social networks like facebook, instagram, linkedin and more.
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what is the promotions tab in gmail
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the promotions tab in gmail separates all promotional emails from your main tab. In this category, you’ll find emails about coupons, deals, promotional emails, shipping notifications, and more.
how to delete all social and promotional emails in gmail
If you want to stick to the free 15GB limit, you’ll need to manage your storage better, and that starts with deleting emails. Sure, each email is only a few MBs at best, but things add up fast. Gmail has useful categories that are automatically created, separating social and promotional emails from the main ones. Since social emails really have no salvage value, here’s how to delete them.
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- open your gmail account on your desktop.
- click the “social” or “promotional” category at the top of your inbox.
- there will be a small checkbox below the search bar on the top of the page. click it to select all emails in the social or promotional folder.
- you will see a message that says: “all 50 conversations on this page have been selected”. select all conversations in promotions’. you need to tap on the second sentence.
- Once done, simply click the trash can icon to delete all social media emails or promotions all at once.
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don’t forget to delete all emails from
however, the trash folder still consumes space if you don’t delete them. Emails that have been in the trash for more than 30 days have been automatically deleted by gmail, but you’ll need to delete them manually if you want to free up space right away.
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