Google storage feels smaller over time as price per GB rises
A long-time Google One/Drive user reports that available storage has effectively shrunk even as they pay more, attributing it to email attachments and duplicate files silently consuming quota until users hit a "you ran out of space" warning. The complaint centers on the perceived lack of transparency in how shared storage across Gmail, Drive, and Photos gets consumed.
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