google photos is an application that allows us to exchange information between two storage sites. It has become so famous that succeeded in replacing Picasa in first placeoffering us different advantages.
in this post you will find very useful information so that you can make the most of this application, among them is the large number of photos that we can host on this platform. Although it is called Google Photos, it can also be used to store videos.
Finally, we will show you the necessary steps so that you can delete and free up space in the Google Photos cloud. If you doubt, because you consider that deleting a photo in the cloud deletes it from the device, we recommend that you read carefully, that We also explain it to you.
How many images can I post to my Google Photos account?
Some time ago, one of the users of Google Photos, tested his ability using artificial intelligence, managing to upload up to 10 thousand photos. He then reported through his networks that after having met the limit he could not upload any more.
After the great unknown that this person created, many users they began to wonder and ask the developers themselves of the application the limit of the same, taking as a response a comment on twitter, where it is confirmed that Google Photos limit is 10 thousand photos.
Also adding that no more photos will be added after meeting the limit, until the user deletes some of their photos, to make room for a new one.
Advantages of Google Photos
Just as uploading many photos is an advantage of this app, there are other advantages as well, but if you still don’t know them we give you some of them so you can make the most of it:
- Support to our photos: From the first moments that we give permissions to Google Photos, it can take our photos to make a backup, although we must also take into account that it must be programmed by us.
- Photo editor: By using this application we can handle a fabulous tool that allows us to design and edit our photos when and how we want.
- Photo browser: It has a wonderful photo search engine that allows us to locate each of our photos and be able to download it at any time.
- We can share our photos: Not only can we save our photos on this platform, each of our albums can also be shared with family and friends.
If I delete a photo from the Google album, will it also be deleted from my device?
The answer to this question is no, because Google Photos, despite being an application that works together with the phone, It has a totally different storage platform from the one we have on mobile.
The same happens if we try to delete a photo from the phone it will not be deleted from our Google Photos albums. This app is used mainly as a backup of our photos, so it has an external storage to our phone (the cloud).
This feature It is one of the great benefits that we can count on when using this application on our phone to back up our precious photos.
How does Google Photos work?
It is an application that we can find available in the Play Store, although there are some devices that have it installed from the factory, to synchronize a backup of all our photos. Its operation is very simple.
Fworks with a streaming platformwhich allows all Android and iOS users to store on a disk or space outside our device, known as “Cloud”, where it is necessary to be connected to the Internet through a Wi-Fi network or with data use, so that communication can be established between the platform and the device.
In order to use this great app, we need to have a Google accountIf you don’t have it, we recommend that you create it right away. It works the same on most devices, although there are some Android versions, such as 7.0 or higher, that give you permission so you can delete photos from the phone as well.
Normally it works like a backup of our photos, although many of the users use it to free up space. Actually, we can’t say what use it can be given, because the developers themselves mention that it is an application that adapts to its users and their needs.
On the other hand, we must take into account its limitations, because we cannot upload photos or images in formats outside of .jpg, .gif, .webp, .tiff or RAW, plus the dimensions must be above 256 pixels.
Steps to delete all images saved in the Google Photos app easily and quickly
If you have already reached the photo limit or just want to delete some photos from Google Photos, You must follow the steps that we leave you below:
*Note: We remind you that before continuing you must have an active data connection, or Internet access.
Send photos to trash
First, we must access the app through our phone or tablet, and in turn we access our Google Account. While there, we look for the photo or photos that we want to delete, and press for a few seconds to select it/s.
When we already have all the photos selected, we confirm that they are really those, and that we did not select one more by mistake, and we go to the upper right corner and tap on the trash can icon, so that they move to it.
When deleting photos you should take into account the following recommendations:
- Let’s remember that most of us use Google Photos as a backup platform for our photos, so if we delete images or videos that have (or not) a backup, will not be removed completelybut it will be moved to the trash for 60 days.
- Thanks to the trash can we will not lose the photos right away, but we will have the opportunity to rescue them again, although to recover them they must not be deleted from the trash and it must be between the mentioned time (60 days), because when those days pass, are completely erased.
- To delete a photo or video also from our device, it will not be enough to just delete it from Google Photos, we must go to the site where these are located, on our phone and delete them from there toootherwise they will remain on our device.
empty trash
To delete from the trash, we must first be very sure that we want to do it. Although if it is or not, if our trash is full we must also do it.
- our trash can has a capacity of 1.5 GB, and when we reach that limit, a notice will appear to empty it, or when we want to delete a photo, it will tell us to “Delete permanently”.
- We open the Google Photos application on our Android, and access our Google account, we press the menuwhich we can identify by having an icon with three horizontal lines.
- Of the options that are displayed to us, select “Trash”, then in “Plus” (its icon is three vertical points) we press where it says “Erase”.
- By following these steps, you will be able to empty the trash whenever you need or want to.
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