How to share your Google Drive space with other users

Given the changes that Google will introduce from June 1, 2021 to Google Photos, many users will be forced to leave the service or buy more storage. From that date, all photos and videos uploaded to the platform will consume Google Drive space In this way, Google puts an end to one of the most acclaimed features of its photo service, namely unlimited free storage.

Google Drive fees are affordable and start from 1, 99 euros per month for 100 GBHowever, they can get more performance if the space is shared with other users. Of course, shared storage includes backing up photos and videos on each device. How can you create your own family group and share Google Drive and Google Photos storage? We'll explain it to you.

Google Photos will stop saving your photos and videos for free

How to create a family group to share Google Drive and Google Photos

Google offers 15 GB free when you create an account. If this figure is insufficient, the company allows you to buy more storage in exchange for a monthly subscription. The rates are as follows:

• 15 GB: free option
• 100 GB: 1.99 euros/month
• 200 GB: 2.99 euros/month
• 2 TB: 9.99 euros/month
• 10 TB: 49, 99 euros/month
• 20 TB: 99, 99 euros/month
• 30 TB: 149, 99 euros/month

Once you have registered one of these modalities, you can share your storage from the Google Families section. Then, click the button Create Family Group.

In the text field, write the email of the user you want to invite. Remember that you can search for him among your contacts by typing his name. You can also invite any user regardless of whether they have a Google account or notIn the case of not having it, when accepting the invitation, Google will ask you to create a new one.

After taking these simple steps, the storage contracted in Google Drive and, therefore, the storage available in Google Photos will be shared among all the members of the group. Do not forget that the storage is not distributed equally, but rather that all users consume it according to their use. Therefore, if you have contracted the 100 GB rate and you are already storing 90 GB, only 10 GB will remain available to other users.

A few things to keep in mind when sharing Google Drive

There are some important aspects of the functioning of the family group that you should assess before creating it. First of all, the payment method for applications and games is shared Being designed for family use, it is understood that one of the tutors will add a payment method that the whole family will use.However, if your idea is to share the fee with friends, you should remember that they can make payments with your card. In the same way, all the applications that you have purchased from the Google Play Store will be available to all members of the group.

Secondly, in the family group, in addition to the storage quota, several Google services are shared. For example, you create a new calendar called Family that will automatically sync across all users. The events that are added in said calendar will be visible to the rest of the users. On the other hand, a family section is enabled in Google Keep. Notes created in that space can be seen and edited by all members of the group.

Finally, creating your family group will help you share the subscription of Youtube Music, Youtube Premium and Google Play Pass.In the case of the first two, if you are already paying for this service individually, you can enable the family option for 14, 99 euros per month and allow , up to six people, enjoy its advantages.