Google Drive is a cloud storage platform that lets you store your files on the cloud, just like OneDrive, Dropbox, and any other platform. You can access your data from any device anywhere in the world by simply entering your Google account password. This mode of data storage has numerous benefits, increasing productivity, safely backing up data some of the most prominent ones.
Before you go about investigating your Google Drive storage limit, and (probably) paying for a bigger subscription plan, why not check if your Google Drive has run out of space a little too soon. Does it contain all genuine and unique data, or there are duplicate files indeed? If there are duplicates, how will you getr rid of them? You don’t have to do anything, just trust Cloud Duplicate Finder with the job.
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Why Google Drive?
With Google Drive, uploading large files is no more an issue. You can share your stuff with your family and friends without worrying about the size of your files as well as their security.
Google Drive preserves your photo quality. This means that, when you upload your high-resolution photos online, they are stored uncompressed to maintain their original quality.
The offline client app automatically backups your data online so that you don’t have to worry about losing any of your precious data. Moreover, it keeps track of any changes that you might have made to your documents so that you can get the most recent version of your document on any connected device.
What is the Limit of Google Drive Storage?
Google offers a range of plans for Google Drive users – both free and premium. To start with, you can opt for a free plan that offers 15 GB of storage space for personal use. You can create and modify professional-looking documents, spreadsheets, presentations, drawings and upload any other file types with the powerful encryption facility.
The lowest paid-for plan starts from $1.99 per month offering 100 GB of storage. You can upgrade for additional storage of 200 GB at only $2.99 per month. Google also provides massive storage quantities for Corporate organizations that run-up to a staggering 30 TBs! Any user/ corporate organization who pay the annual fee in one go avail a decent discount (for all subscription plans).
All the premium plans of Google Drive allow adding up to premium plans cover up to 5 members in a family and everyone stands to benefit from cloud space to store their emails, documents, photographs, and other files.
Installation Procedure for Google Drive on Mac
- Open the Safari web browser and navigate to the official Google Drive download page.
- Download the Mac edition of Google Drive and double click the installbackupandSync.dmg file which can be found in your Mac’s Downloads folder.
- In the installer wizard, simply drag the Google Drive icon on to the Applications icon.
- Once the installation is successful, go to the Applications folder, and double-click Google Drive to launch it.
- A warning dialogue will appear indicating that Google Drive is externally downloaded from the Internet. It is safe to ignore it and go ahead with the Open option.
- In the Welcome page, click the Get Started button and you’ll be prompted to enter your Google Drive log-in credentials. If you don’t have a Google Drive account, use the Create Account button.
- Once you’re finished, you might be prompted to confirm your identity if you’ve enabled the 2-Step Authentication feature, which is highly recommended if you haven’t done by now. Type the Google verification code from your registered mobile or Google Authenticator app.
- Finally, select the folders that you want to synchronize, and then click Done. We strongly suggest you synchronize your entire Google Drive and scan it for data duplication.
3 Steps to Prevent Duplication & Keep Your Google Drive Organized
If you’re concerned about any duplicates that might be occupying a big chunk of your Google Drive storage, use Clone Files Checker to safely and securely fix all duplicates automatically.
Clone Files Checker is an effective tool for Mac that helps you fight disorientation of files. Just like you scan your Solid State Drive (SSD)and USB flash drive for duplicates, there is a simple way to scan your Google Drive account for duplicates.
Step # 1: Download Google Drive Data
- Go to your Google Drive.
- Right-click the folder that contains the files that you would like to search for duplicates.
- Select the Download option from the context menu.
- Select your desired destination and the download will begin momentarily.
Step # 2: Search for Duplicates
- Visit the Clone Files Checker website, and download its Mac edition.
- Double-click the downloaded DMG file to install the program on your Macbook.
- Launch the program and click the Add button under the Include for Scan column.
- Choose the local Google Drive folder/ folder which contains the data you just downloaded from Google Drive.
- To add any folders to the Ignore List, use the Exclude from Scan option.
- Now, we’ll set the Search Options.
- Use the All Files option to scan everything irrespective of their type.
- Alternatively, use the Custom option to select individual file type(s) to scan in case you want to limit it to documents, images, videos, or archives.
- Optionally, use the Ignore files smaller than and Ignore files larger than file size filters to specify an upper/ lower limit for your files. You can specify the file size in kB, MB or GB.
- Finally, click on Start Search and the scan will be launched at once.
Step # 3: Fix Duplicates
- Once the scan is over, you will get a pop up summarizing the scan results.
- Click Review & Fix and you will be now be viewing all the duplicates listed out. A list box will display the list of all duplicates grouped by hash with basic details about each file- such as file name, type, size, path, modification date, and hash.
- There are two ways through which you can select the files you want to delete/ move.
- Simply use the checkboxes to individually check/ uncheck your files.
- Or even better, use the Select Duplicates option to specify one of the following selection criteria:
- Newest files in each group
- Oldest files in each group
- Least modified files in each group
- Most modified files in each group
- Once you’ve selected your preferred criteria, click Select Action, and choose an action (Delete Permanently/ Move to Folder).
- Once the duplicates have been purged, the changes will be momentarily synced back to the cloud if you were scanning the entire Google Drive local folder or a folder located inside it. However, if you were scanning only a single/few folders which you had downloaded on your own, you will have to manually upload them.