Free up your Google storage

Your Google Account comes with one shared storage pool — 15 GB free, or more if you pay for Google One. That single quota is split between Google Drive, Google Photos and Gmail. When it fills up, you stop receiving email and can't save files. Here's how it works and how to get space back quickly.

(sample data) The one storage pool, as shown in Google One — Drive, Photos and Gmail all draw from the same quota.

Check your usage first

The fastest official view of what you're using is Google's own storage page: one.google.com/storage. For a per-Drive breakdown, use drive.google.com/drive/quota, which lists your largest files first.

Start here

How the shared quota works → Why Drive, Photos and Gmail all eat the same 15 GB (or 100 GB). Check what's using your space → The official Google links that show your biggest files, photos and mail. Free up Gmail storage fast → Gmail is often the sneakiest offender. Find the big attachments in seconds.

Gmail cleanup guides

Gmail storage full? → Incoming mail is bouncing. What stops working, and the 10-minute fix. Stay on the free 15 GB → What really fills a free Gmail account, and a routine to never pay. Delete all emails from a sender → Clear a sender or a whole mailing list in one pass, and stop it coming back. Is Google One worth it? → Pay or clean up: a simple test, and what happens if you cancel. Are Gmail cleaner apps safe? → What each permission lets an app do, and how to revoke access.

See exactly where your Gmail storage goes

MailBalance scans your mailbox and shows which senders and threads are eating the most space — so you know what to delete first.

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