Google's merged storage quota across Drive, Photos, and Gmail forces paid upgrades
A long-time free-tier Google user is frustrated that storage across Drive, Photos, and Gmail was consolidated into one shared quota, causing people to run out of space and feel pressured into paying for extra storage. This reflects a structural, widely-felt pain point around Google's storage model rather than a one-off complaint.
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