Once My Photos Are Uploaded Onto Google, Can I Delete Them?

How to easily free up space on your phone using Google Photos

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Cara Curtis

Former TNW writer

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I've owned iPhone after iPhone. Ever since my first iPhone 5c, I've never backed it up to iCloud — and for no practiced reason, actually. It was simply something I refused, which resulted in endless notifications from Apple proverb information technology's been "87,359 weeks since I last backed up my iPhone."

I could no longer face the notifications accusing me of beingness a terrible iPhone user, and so I looked into what this whole "iCloud" thing was about but to observe out you get just 5GB of free storage. Bearing in mind, I was virtually 30GB over the free limit. Now, the simply thing on my iPhone that I intendance nigh are my 5,000+ pictures, and so I decided to use Google Photos and I've never looked back.

Google Photos, which is available on both Android and iOS, automatically backs up 15GB worth of photos and videos for free. Or if y'all need more memory, subscriptions outset at only $1.99/calendar month for 100GB or $ii.99/month for 200GB.

Once uploaded, you can delete them from your telephone — information technology'due south really as easy as that. Hither's everything you need to know to go started:

Whether y'all're using Android or iOS, head to your devices app shop and download "Google Photos."
Once downloaded, y'all'll exist asked to sign into your Gmail account, or to create an account — this is the e-mail where all your photos and videos will exist backed upwardly to, then choose carefully.
Once logged in, the Dorsum Upward & Sync screen will appear. Make sure this toggle is turned on (you lot'll know information technology's enabled when the button is blue).

Make sure you enable "Back up & sync" otherwise what are y'all doing here?

Y'all tin decide whether you want your photos and videos to be backed up using your cellular data when Wi-Fi is unavailable. Yous might want to opt for this option to avoid background uploading eating away your precious data. Note: this can likewise be afterward inverse in settings.
The next screen asks yous to ostend your preferred upload size. We'd recommend selecting High Quality because photos of this size don't count confronting the 15GB of gratis storage that comes with a standard account, and it won't affect the original quality of an image. Once done, tap Proceed at the lesser of the screen.

Select "High Quality" to avert losing original image quality.

The backup and sync procedure will now begin. This procedure tin can have longer depending on how many photos you lot're uploading.
Once your photos and videos are backed up, the app has three tabs, including Assistant, Photos, and Albums. Under the tabs Photos and Albums , yous can organize and delete your media as you wish. The Banana screen has a few organizational shortcuts which includes options to create albums, collages, animations, movies, and more.

The "Photos" tab where all your images volition be visible when backed up. No, yous're not allowed to encounter my nudes.

Y'all can as well view you photos from desktop. Just head to the Google Photos site and log into your Gmail account that'south linked to the Google Photos app.
Once you've made sure all your photos and videos have been uploaded, y'all can now delete them manually from your device. Or, Google Photos can delete them for you. Just head to the three-line menu icon at the superlative left side of your screen and select Free upwardly space . From there, the app will discover images and videos saved on your local device that have been backed upward, and you'll exist prompted with a notification asking you to confirm the remove. Simply tap Remove and you're done.

Tap this option found in the app's side carte du jour to free up your iOS or Android memory.

It's never been easier to support all your photos and videos at once, and there'southward literally no excuse not besides. With Google Photos, you can balance easy the side by side time you driblet your phone into smithereens considering your memories won't be part of its painful death.