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Gmail Storage Reduced: Creating a new Google account will now only provide 5GB of free storage instead of 15GB. You'll need to link your phone number to access the full storage. This will impact Gmail the most.

Gmail Storage Reduced: New Google Accounts Now Get 5GB of Storage

Gmail Storage Reduced: Go back a little and remember, when you created a Gmail account, you got 15GB of cloud storage for free. This system has been in place for years . Creating a new Google account meant getting 15GB of cloud storage for free. You could use it for Gmail, Photos, or Drive, but that has changed. Google is no longer providing 15GB of storage with new accounts. Instead, only 5GB of storage is being offered. Let's understand why this change has been made and how it will affect users.

Phone number will be required for 15GB storage.

Now, if you want to get 15GB of storage with a new Google account, you will have to provide your phone number. Now, a new pop-up is being shown to the user during sign-up. It says that your account has 5GB of storage. You can get 15GB of storage free of cost by providing your phone number. According to reports, Google changed its policy regarding this in March. The special thing is that Google did not inform about this change. The company did not say anything about it on its blog or social media handles. Now, users are getting to know about this change while creating a new account.

Why is Google reducing storage?

According to reports, Google intends to offer 15GB of storage to users only once. The company doesn't want users to create a new account each time they can access this free storage. Therefore, it is being linked to a mobile number. This way, Google hopes to prevent people from having to create a new account each time they want to use cloud storage. Google has also confirmed this change. A company official said that this is being tested in some regions. As a result, many users are getting access to 15GB of storage without providing their phone numbers.

How to free up Gmail storage?

If you 're struggling with limited storage on Gmail , a few simple steps can help. This will free up storage and save you the hassle of spending extra money on additional storage.

• Empty the Trash and Spam folders immediately.
• Delete emails with large attachments.
• Cleaning up newsletters and promotional emails will also free up storage.