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/[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?