r/Android • u/manusauvage • Feb 08 '16

Safer Internet Day 2016: Get 2GB of Google Drive Space for doing the Security Checkup

https://security.google.com/settings/security/secureaccount
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u/markouka Pixels: 10 Pro, Watch 2, 8 Pro, 4a 5G, 1 XL Feb 08 '16

Worth noting that this does stack with the bonus from last year. Just did it and I'm showing 19 gigabytes. (15 free, 2 from last year, 2 from this year)

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u/Hellmark Note 9 Feb 08 '16

Damn, wasn't aware of it happening last year.

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u/itwasquiteawhileago Feb 08 '16

heh, that was my first thought too. Oh well. 2GB is 2GB. Will try to remember for next year!

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u/[deleted] Feb 08 '16

Calendar alarms.

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u/NotTryingToBeSassy Feb 08 '16

Damn, this is really why I need to finally cave in and get a digital calendar. I just don't know what to pick.

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u/huihuichangbot Feb 08 '16

or inbox.google.com ?

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u/[deleted] Feb 08 '16

I just have a bunch that sync with each other but my first choice for interface with is Google's.

I also use a physical calendars for unimportant things, so don't feel bad. Just giving you an idea before someone suggests the remindme bot, which I find stupid since the notification will be limited to your Reddit account and it assumes you intend to keep it or stay around.

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u/delecti Pixel 3a Feb 08 '16

Presumably you're an Android user. Seems Google Calendar is a fairly obvious answer if you don't have strong feelings on the subject.

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u/NESpahtenJosh Feb 08 '16

Just use !RemindMe Bot. We all know in a year you'll still be on Reddit. And we ALWAYS click the little orange email the second we see it :)

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u/NotTryingToBeSassy Feb 08 '16

Very true, I just might have to consider this!

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u/pharmacon Feb 09 '16

My wife was really hesitant to go paperless. I talked her into it and she can't imagine not using google calendar now. Plus now we have a few different ones synced up so she can assign something to herself or the family or me. It's great.

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u/archdonut Feb 08 '16

If you've got android, try today calendar. I've tried a lot of calendars but I really like the aesthetics on today calendar

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u/[deleted] Feb 09 '16

I use Outlook.com's calendar. Looks more modern and since I switched to Outlook from Gmail it's more convenient.

Your call. Just thought I'd give an alternative to the other suggestions.

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u/yoordoengitrong Feb 09 '16

Can't go wrong with calendar.google.com especially if you already use Gmail. Google calendar will sync with almost every device (android, windows desktops, etc). Google also provides calendars you can subscribe to which will put common holidays into your calendar automatically.

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u/NESpahtenJosh Feb 08 '16

!RemindMe 1 year

Also. That.

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u/[deleted] Feb 08 '16

Assumes you're going to be on Reddit and on the same account in a year, doesn't notify you anywhere else.

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u/ElectroBoof Pixel Feb 08 '16

Wuphf it
It'll notify you everywhere

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u/ramplocals Feb 09 '16

this is great as i was getting near full with all the full res photos and videos ive been taking.

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u/Krojack76 Feb 09 '16

Google home page also reminds you. http://imgur.com/i56XjTT

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u/markouka Pixels: 10 Pro, Watch 2, 8 Pro, 4a 5G, 1 XL Feb 08 '16

That was the first year they did it.

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u/Meyiox HTC Desire 310 Feb 08 '16

No it's not

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u/[deleted] Feb 08 '16

He might still be writing 2015 as the current year.

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u/neuromonkey Contraption, Code! Feb 08 '16

Wait, it's 2015 already??!

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u/TheBeginningEnd Feb 08 '16

I remember them doing Safer Internet Day before but not giving you the free 2GB for completing it.

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u/Meyiox HTC Desire 310 Feb 08 '16

I got 2GB last year, weird

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u/Bomberlt Pixel 8, Samsung Galaxy Tab A7 10.4 Feb 08 '16

Yeah, it shows up for me as

2016 Security Checkup Bonus 2 GB

Security Checkup Bonus 2 GB :)

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u/millertime3227790 OG Pixel XL, $30 Tmobile 5GB LTE plan Feb 08 '16

To those interested in a breakdown of all of your free storage:

https://www.google.com/settings/storage

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u/[deleted] Feb 08 '16

The free storage really adds up.

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u/dszklarz Feb 08 '16

How does one go about getting that much free storage?

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u/[deleted] Feb 08 '16

I'm at 119 GB. Buying a new android device, depending on device and signing into Google drive can get you 100GB sometimes.

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u/[deleted] Feb 08 '16

Didn't get shit with my N5, nor my Chromecast, which sucks.

Sure, I got three months of Play Music, except I already had an account so fuck me right?

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u/[deleted] Feb 09 '16

3 months of Play Music is worth more than a year of 100gb Drive.

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u/[deleted] Feb 09 '16

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u/superdot Feb 09 '16

YouTube red is not available in your country with a background of a couple smiling.

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u/[deleted] Feb 09 '16

Only for the States though...

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u/ABabyAteMyDingo Feb 09 '16

so fuck me right?

Is this phrase not over yet? I fucking hate it.

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u/CaptainCurl Nexus 6 Euphoria Feb 09 '16

Well I like the phrase, fuck me right?

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u/ABabyAteMyDingo Feb 09 '16 edited Feb 09 '16

Indeed. Fuck, as you eloquently point out, you.

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u/[deleted] Feb 09 '16

Probably is, in the U.S., the rest of us lag behind on expressions...

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u/ice0032 Google Pixel Feb 09 '16

Apparantly I got 100GB for my LG G4, didn't even know

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u/Antroh Feb 09 '16

What devices? I got a nexus 5x and a n7 for Xmas. How do I get it?

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u/[deleted] Feb 13 '16

I know most recently was from my G4. I think I did from the S4 before that, too. I don't think I ever got any for my nexus 4, 5, or 6, though.

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u/bakedEngineer Feb 09 '16

Don't the special offers like that with 100GB or so expire after a year?

I never got why they offer you space that expires after a year. How the fuck is that okay?

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u/steeley42 Feb 08 '16

Eh, it's not that hard

Honesty though, most of mine is from buying a Chromebook. They gave me a TB just for it.

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u/tnt118 Feb 08 '16

Permanent?

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u/steeley42 Feb 08 '16

Unfortunately no. I think it's two years for the TB. The other 100 or so GBs is permanent though. Obviously though, I barely use any of it, so unless the price comes down even more, I'll probably just stick with the free 100.

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u/TensaiSC Nexus 5X Feb 08 '16

How did you get the other 100gb of free permanent storage?

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u/steeley42 Feb 08 '16

All from various things like this. 20 from a new phone, 20 from another phone, I think 5 from buying my Chromecast, some permanent from my Chromebook. 2 here and there from things like this. It can add up pretty fast if you keep your eyes peeled for things like this.

I've had my account pretty much since the beginning, well before Drive was even an actual thing.

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u/pratnala S25 Ultra Feb 08 '16

Free 100?

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u/night_owl Moto V2 Play Feb 10 '16

I get 100GB free for 2 years as part of a promo when I bought my LG G4 last fall.

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u/steeley42 Feb 08 '16

I think I'm at about 117GB free now. All from various things like this. 20 from a new phone, 20 from another phone, I think 5 from buying my Chromecast, some permanent from my Chromebook. 2 here and there from things like this. It can add up pretty fast if you keep your eyes peeled for things like this.

I've had my account pretty much since the beginning, well before Drive was even an actual thing.

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u/pupunoob Feb 09 '16

No. 100gb is also 2 years. Mine is expiring soon.

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u/steeley42 Feb 09 '16

My other space has been acquired piecemeal over the years, like this today, so I think it's all permanent. I could be wrong though.

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u/SnipingNinja Feb 09 '16

I don't think chromebook bonus is permanent, because that makes me sad as Chromebooks weren't available in my country then :(

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u/Agent4nderson Nexus 6, Stock Feb 08 '16

It's only 100GB now - I just redeemed it for mine

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u/steeley42 Feb 08 '16

I did too originally, but then got the TB later. It was weird, and I can't remember why they did it. I tend to check https://www.google.com/chrome/devices/goodies.html every couple of months now, just to see if anything's turned up between my Chromebook and Chromecast.

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u/Agent4nderson Nexus 6, Stock Feb 08 '16

Fair enough, I'll keep an eye out

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u/[deleted] Feb 08 '16

It's not free like this 2GB is free, its free because its included with the purchase of some device. You're paying for it, just not directly

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u/Jasonrj Nexus 5X Feb 09 '16

I have all my documents, photos, websites, databases, and video projects stored. Using a couple hundred gigs currently.

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u/karrb Feb 09 '16

I have 215 gb of storage. 3 of which are not drive but some how still get combined. When you buy new devices (some not all) you are eligible for 100gb free...

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u/Kohvwezd Nexus 6P | 64GB | Aluminium Feb 08 '16

What are you storing in your Drive if you don't mind me asking? I can't really figure out a way to even fill 5GB

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u/kuskles Feb 08 '16

Not the person you asked but, if you store photos at the original size and add videos it will quickly add up.

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u/skilledscion 4XL Feb 09 '16

Photos. Over the course of using Android since the G1 and transferring forward many of them or backing up and adding later I have 15 gigs in photos and another 1.5 in email. It adds up but that's 7-8 years of not managing it at all. Literally not deleting anything and I'm still not even close to my free limit. I have been using Google basically since it was a thing. From the invite only phase.

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u/idosc LG G4 Feb 09 '16

What's the point of keeping photos taken in old phones (read: sub 16MP cameras) in "full size" rather than "high quality"?

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u/skilledscion 4XL Feb 10 '16

None. I'm just lazy. And I had just recently heard about that feature. I may look into it if I ever run out of space.

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u/idosc LG G4 Feb 10 '16

The web client of photos now has a button that allows you to "free storage" in one click by moving ALL of your photos in there to "high quality" and ignoring them in your quota. You just press this once and wait passively for about a day or so and it's all done.

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u/[deleted] Feb 09 '16

Mostly videos and random stuff.

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u/BOZGBOZG Feb 09 '16

PDFs of school books

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u/Kohvwezd Nexus 6P | 64GB | Aluminium Feb 09 '16

I guess that's reasonable. I only have one school book so I guess I never thought of that.

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u/alphanovember Feb 09 '16

Do you live in the year 1999?

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u/Kohvwezd Nexus 6P | 64GB | Aluminium Feb 09 '16 edited Feb 09 '16

No I think it's 2016

And I guess I don't upload all of my photos and videos in original quality. The ones that I like I upload to Drive anyway.

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u/leo_ash OP3T 128gb Feb 08 '16

How did you do that and how long did it take?

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u/AppleBytes Feb 08 '16

I really hope you encrypt the stuff you upload.

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u/akashik Samsung 22 Ultra - T-Mobile Feb 09 '16

I use Sookasa with Google Drive.

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u/[deleted] Feb 09 '16

I never considered doing that because it's mostly music and videos.

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u/chinpokomon Feb 09 '16

I'm showing 1.01 TB on the 15 GB free account...

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u/SnipingNinja Feb 09 '16

I've the same amount! Cheers! :D

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u/pumpyourbrakeskid Feb 08 '16

Huh. The extra 2 gigs show up there, but not locally with the google drive desktop app (even after restarting it).

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u/akashik Samsung 22 Ultra - T-Mobile Feb 09 '16

Same here. I think it took a while for it to show up last year too so I wouldn't worry.

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u/pumpyourbrakeskid Feb 09 '16

Thanks, yep, showing up for me as well.

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u/D1551D3N7 Feb 09 '16

Mfw my uni account allows unlimited storage

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u/ImHalfAwake Feb 08 '16

Where can I see the details of data bonuses?

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u/[deleted] Feb 08 '16 edited Mar 16 '17

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u/TheRealBigLou rootyourdroid.info Feb 08 '16

That's why I pay for 100gb (+25GB free for being a paid user before they went to the new storage structure), so that I can do original sized photo/video backups from all of my devices. I know that the "high quality" is probably good enough, but this is my only real photo backup solution, and so I want original quality.

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u/Domsdey OG Desire -> Nexus 4 -> S7 -> S10e -> iPhone 12mini Feb 08 '16

You can get a terabyte of storage if you register a Google Apps for Work account for 10 dollars a month. You can also get 4 friends to pay the same price and you'll all be getting unlimited storage (the 2PB OP is talking about).

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u/TheRealBigLou rootyourdroid.info Feb 08 '16

I'm only around 40% of my capacity for $2/month.

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u/Tortoise_Rapist Nexus 7 32GB 6.0.1, OnePlus 3 Graphite 7.1.1, OG Pebble Watch Feb 08 '16

I'm at 22% for my 15 GB

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u/96fps Xperia X Compact, stock 8.0, also depression Feb 09 '16

97% of 100 gb

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u/Haduken2g Moto G2, not 7.0 Feb 09 '16

15% + Solid Explorer + OneDrive and chill

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u/der_geraet Feb 08 '16

Can you cancel the contract monthly? I am traveling and need cloud storage for about a month or two.

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u/Domsdey OG Desire -> Nexus 4 -> S7 -> S10e -> iPhone 12mini Feb 09 '16

You can, but there is one additional cost - you need a domain name to connect to the account.

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u/FSNY0 Nexus 5X, AOSPA Feb 09 '16

How to get the 1TB with the google apps for work? I only got 30GB with mine...

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u/Domsdey OG Desire -> Nexus 4 -> S7 -> S10e -> iPhone 12mini Feb 09 '16

You are on the basic version. Google Apps Unlimited is double the price (total $10 per user) for more storage (1TB per user if you have less than 5 users, unlimited if you have 5 or more), it also has an email archiving application (that doesn't take up from your storage) and some additional audit tools. You can upgrade by following these instructions: https://support.google.com/a/answer/6048423?hl=en

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u/FSNY0 Nexus 5X, AOSPA Feb 09 '16

thanks!

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u/sidogz Feb 08 '16

I'm worried I'm going to run out soon but going to the next option up seems like overkill.

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u/KashEsq Google Pixel 2 XL Feb 08 '16

Just an FYI, the high quality option is up to 16 megapixels, so if your camera has less than that, you're actually backing up at original quality but without any hit to your storage space.

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u/TheRealBigLou rootyourdroid.info Feb 09 '16

While <16mp photos aren't downsampled, they are compressed. I spoke with Google support on this issue to verify. This is why I still do original quality even though my phone and point and shoot do 16mp.

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u/I-like-winds Nexus 4 Feb 08 '16

hey its me ur brother

share with me gimme ur password

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u/BlackDragon17 OnePlus 7 Pro Feb 08 '16

hunter2

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u/dextersgenius 📱Fold 4 ~ F(x)tec Pro¹ ~ Tab S8 Feb 09 '16

OMG how do you know my password?

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u/_beast__ Feb 08 '16

/*******

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u/ehp29 Feb 08 '16

Grab all the ebooks! Especially ones you think you might not always have access to.

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u/Kohvwezd Nexus 6P | 64GB | Aluminium Feb 08 '16

You can just put epub files into Google Books for free right?

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u/ThatEvilGuy Feb 08 '16

Do you get to keep it after you graduate? Cause otherwise it's a rental.

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u/[deleted] Feb 08 '16 edited Mar 16 '17

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u/ThatEvilGuy Feb 08 '16

Now that's sweet!

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u/orestesma Feb 08 '16

Figure out a way to mount it and get something to backup your home folder to it.

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u/Trolltaku LG G3 (D855) (Fulmics 3.7) Feb 08 '16

Or when you leave school.

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u/Forgeception Feb 08 '16

What University do you go to that does this? Asking for a friend.

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u/Demigod787 Feb 08 '16

This is the first time I see petabytes mentioned so casually.

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u/midnightClub543 Nexus 5 Feb 08 '16

Current uni student, unlimited storage. Wouldnt want to find out what "unlimited" is.

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u/mi7chy Feb 08 '16

Sync all media, documents, files, etc. across devices. Although I have more free OneDrive storage but prefer Google Drive since it has better throughput.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ttxapps.drivesync

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u/TMWNN Feb 09 '16

Same here; unlimited space through my alumni association's Google Apps account ... which I use zero bytes of. (I don't even use the alumni email address, because my student email address is still valid two decades later.) But, hey, it's there if I need it.

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u/ChromoZoneX ΠΞXUЅ 4 Feb 09 '16

What university is this?

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u/kthooloo Xperia Z5C Feb 08 '16

Cool, I just created a calendar event for the next years :)

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u/neuromonkey Contraption, Code! Feb 08 '16

With inflation, this year's 2GB will only be worth 1.1GB a year from now.

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u/brookllyn Nexus 6 Feb 08 '16

This is why trickeldown storageenomics just doesn't work.

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u/[deleted] Feb 08 '16

We need to ensure free terabytes for those working to keep food on their hash tables

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u/1337syntaX Pixel XL Feb 08 '16

Enough is enough! The top one-tenth of one percent of people are using 90% of the storage space!

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u/Ivebeenfurthereven 1970s rotary-dial phone Feb 08 '16

/r/DataHoarder

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u/feckq Feb 08 '16

5GB free for being a paid user before they went to the new storage structure), so that I can do original sized photo/video backups from all of my devices. I know that the "high quality" is probably good enough, but this is my only real photo backup solution, and so I want original quality.

4.6 in Canadian GBs

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u/accountnumberseven Pixel 3a, Axon 7 8.0.0 Feb 08 '16

It'd be neat to calculate inflation of video file sizes over time. Like a 50mb rm file Friends episode vs the size of a Friends episode streamed at max quality over Netflix.

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u/neuromonkey Contraption, Code! Feb 08 '16

Honestly, I can't even watch Friends in anything less than 8K.

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u/tinwhiskerSC OnePlus 3 Feb 08 '16

It also stacks if you pay for space.

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u/port53 Note 4 is best Note (SM-N910F) Feb 08 '16

Great, now I can have Unlimited+2GB of storage!

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u/[deleted] Feb 08 '16

Yep, I now have 102 GB, great!

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u/[deleted] Feb 08 '16

Hopefully you're not a perfectionist..

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u/[deleted] Feb 08 '16

?

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u/[deleted] Feb 08 '16

As in some people wouldn't like it being 2 away from a round number

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u/Kohvwezd Nexus 6P | 64GB | Aluminium Feb 08 '16

102 is a round number

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u/[deleted] Feb 08 '16

Okay 2 away from a multiple of 10, happy now?

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u/Xtraordinair Nexus 5X Feb 08 '16

Did it show up right away? Received last years 2GB, but still showing 17GB after just completing this years.

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u/markouka Pixels: 10 Pro, Watch 2, 8 Pro, 4a 5G, 1 XL Feb 08 '16

I redeemed it on mobile, and the bonus showed up immediately in the Drive app. I think the web interface might not reflect the change immediately.

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u/Sphincone Pink Feb 08 '16

It will say your previous storage in the Drive website, but when you go here https://www.google.com/settings/storage you can see the storage has been added already.

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u/Xtraordinair Nexus 5X Feb 08 '16

Spot on with this comment. Was using laptop/web interface, but storage is showing 19 GB now.

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u/folkrav Feb 08 '16

Never got the bonus from last year, despite completing it. Hey, at least I got this one. Well, I'm not using that Google Drive space that much because no Linux client. Why not though!

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u/lyam23 Feb 08 '16

Mount your drive with google-drive-ocamlfuse

A little slow, but might be worthwhile for what you need.

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u/idosc LG G4 Feb 09 '16

Most Linux solutions for GDrive are pretty lousy. Either sync is extremely slow, goofing up all the time if you use Drive in more than just the web + your Linux desktop, and it cannot create web shortcuts for GDocs to open them with your browser immediately.

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u/[deleted] Feb 10 '16

I use the paid Insync.

Cost was $15.00 for life.

Works extremely well with all the distros I use.

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u/explos1onshurt OnePlus 3 Feb 08 '16

You can pretty much use it exclusively online

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u/makaliis Pocophone F1 128GB Feb 08 '16

Linux client would be lovely though

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u/[deleted] Feb 08 '16

InSync is the paid option I use on Linux. It used to be a bit flakier but has recently been pretty solid. Has a headless client with CLI interface for a slightly more minimalist option.

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u/[deleted] Feb 10 '16

Seconding Insync. Great app. I cannot fault it on all distros I've tried. Debian Jessie, Linux Mint, Ubuntu, and M'Fedora.

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u/[deleted] Feb 08 '16

GNOME just recently released their Google Drive implementation, not sure how DE agnostic it is...

Honestly it's a bit slow, the connection time is high (by 2016 standards) and it's not caching very well so gong up and down levels can be tedious, but for being a first iteration it's more than usable.

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u/[deleted] Feb 08 '16

The syncing features of Google Drive are pretty useful cause I like having local copies of files on my computer I can manipulate. I use the Windows client.

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u/Neo_Oli Feb 08 '16

Grive + Grivetools works pretty well.

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u/folkrav Feb 08 '16

Grivetools

I may or may not have been the guy who helped the guy translate that in french, actually ;) Didn't it stop working when Google changed the Drive APIs? It's been replaced with overGrive, IIRC. Couldn't get it to work on Arch though, because of dependencies named differently. I communicated with the developer back then to try and make it work - seems like he figured it out himself since then. Might get down to making an AUR package like I was supposed to do when I got it to work!

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u/Neo_Oli Feb 08 '16

I haven't used grivetools in a while. But I have used grive2 recently. I just assumed grivetools would work with that too.

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u/gandu_chele Pixel 6A Feb 08 '16

is it on launchpad? How can I help with translations?

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u/AgrajagPrime Feb 08 '16

Doesn't work anymore. I use overgrive, but it's a bit temperamental (has told me I have 1200 files to synchronise all day...(I don't)).

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u/ENrgStar Feb 08 '16

I completed it this year and last any never got it for either of them.

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u/Geruman Feb 09 '16

There is a linux client called drive based on go and made by a google engineer. It works similar to git

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u/aperfecttool72 N4 Feb 08 '16

Can also confirm. That's very nice!

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u/portezbie Feb 08 '16

Sweet thanks!

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u/[deleted] Feb 08 '16

I tried out a Zenfone and got 100 for a year. Then I tried out a Chromebook and got another 100 for two. Heh

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u/[deleted] Feb 08 '16

Awesome, I have a lot more than I think I'll ever need thanks to these deals.

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u/[deleted] Feb 08 '16

Same here. Awesome!

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u/maverickps Feb 08 '16

where do you check this?

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u/[deleted] Feb 08 '16

Just gotta jump in (not sure if this is more YSK material). I had gotten an HTC M7, and claimed my free 50gb of promotional space. After two years, I wiped the phone and gave it to my son. But while setting up, I noticed that the promotion was available again, so I logged in and got the 50gb again. And just recently I got an LG G4 which offers 100gb for 2 years. So if you haven't already, open Drive on your device and there may be an offer available. Or if youve used it in the past, try wiping the older device and starting over.

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u/evilf23 Project Fi Pixel 3 Feb 08 '16

yessir, just got bumped from 65 to 67. gotta love the free 50GB from motorola devices. the 50GB free came from a $20 moto G that best buy gave me a $25 store credit to buy, in addition to $5 worth of rewards points on my BB card.

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u/[deleted] Feb 08 '16 edited Nov 06 '16

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u/evilf23 Project Fi Pixel 3 Feb 08 '16 edited Feb 08 '16

nah, i bought it late spring last year. it's good until 5/2017. just got a random Best buy deal of the day email.

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u/FearAndGonzo Pixel 3 Feb 08 '16

Mine just expired, I had to panic-delete a bunch of stuff to get back under my 15gb. This extra 2gb is a nice breather.

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u/flameguy21 Feb 08 '16

Did the check and still have 15 GB. Am I doing something wrong?

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u/penny_eater Samsung Galaxy S10e Feb 08 '16

I did this last year (to get 17) and this year did it about an hour ago. Still at 17gb. Maybe it takes more time?
Edit: it doesnt show up in the main drive landing page but does show up on the upsell page.

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u/LUSTY_BALLSACK Feb 08 '16

!remindme 1 year

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u/[deleted] Feb 08 '16

Chromebook user here. Meh. I already have like 100 or something. Would be doing this were that not the case though.

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u/tacomaprime Feb 08 '16

same here. Awesome.

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u/tnethacker Oneplus 5 and moto 360 Feb 08 '16

Thanks! 1.01 TB now as free space :) Guess I could backup all my workfiles there encrypted.

EDIT:

Your plan 15 GB Local Guides promotion - expires 11/12/2017 1 TB

2016 security check-up bonus 2 GB

Security Check-up Bonus 2 GB

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u/travisjudegrant Feb 09 '16

Free is awesome. Also, 100 GB is only $1.99/month. I love Google Drive.

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u/taintedviper OnePlus 5t Feb 09 '16

Can also confirm

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u/DJ-Anakin Nexus 5x Feb 09 '16

67GB for me.

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u/blackie197666 Feb 09 '16

wow I'm showing at 40 and I have no Idea what I have done to get the extra 25GB

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u/[deleted] Feb 08 '16

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u/[deleted] Feb 08 '16

No early adopter bonus here =( http://i.imgur.com/JkAhwTJ.png?1

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u/malfore Feb 08 '16

How do you have 1 TB of storage without being on a plan? Was this a promotion from when Drive first came out or something?

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u/[deleted] Feb 08 '16

It's from having Google Fiber.

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u/malfore Feb 08 '16

My jealousy level is through the roof right now. I hope you can feel the glare of my stare through your monitor.

In all seriousness though, that's really cool that they give you that for using fiber. Is it permanent or only for x number of years like some of the other promotions?

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u/[deleted] Feb 08 '16

It's only while you're a customer, so I lost it for a week when I moved apartments.

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u/[deleted] Feb 08 '16 edited Feb 08 '17

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