Google rolls back file items limit: Drive storage limits all details

Google yesterday on 4th April rolled back the Google Drive file limit after first introducing it recently. The Google Drive file limit stated that users can only upload up to 5 million maximum files. This limit was said to be applicable for both, free and paid users. While 5 million files may seem like an impossible number to reach for normal users, some users have passed the 5 million files limit. It is important to note that your Google Storage space limit of 15GB is shared across Google Drive, Gmail, and Google Photos. Below are mentioned all the details of the Google Drive Storage limits, and if can you upload more than 5 million files to Google Drive currently.

Google Drive currently has a limit of 15GB for free users and users have a choice to get more storage in Google Drive by upgrading to any of the paid services such as Google One, or Google Workspace for individual and work. The maximum storage limit across all of these 3 paid services is 5TB storage which comes with the most premium Google Workspace Business Plan which costs Rs.1380 per month.

Google Drive currently in total can have 3 limits, Google Storage limit, Google Drive file size limit, and Google Drive files limit (number of files you can store).

Google never had any limits on how many files you can upload in your Drive Storage. Though this changed recently when Google announced that all users (free and paid) can only upload maximum 5 million files in their Google Drive Storage.

Recently Google introduced a file limit of 5 million files per user which meant that a single user can only store a maximum of 5 million files in their Google Drive storage. Google said that the move was brought to ensure stability and optimize performance.

But, the tech giant introduced the file items limit without sharing intimidating its existing users which subsequently caused inconvenience to some of its users who had more than 5 million files in their Drive storage.

Also, one of the users on Reddit decoded a supposed flaw in Google’s move to limit file items to 5 million for free and paid users. The Reddit user said that if a paid user who has 5 TB of storage limit, uploads 5 million files of 400 KB size, it equals to 2 TB which would mean that the user is paying for more storage than it is allowed to use.

Interestingly, on 4th April, Google rolled back its Google Drive file items limit of 5 million. Speaking on the same, the tech giant wrote on Twitter that the brand is rolling back the new update and is looking into alternate options as well as ensure a great experience

We recently rolled out a system update to Drive item limits to preserve stability and optimize performance. While this impacted only a small number of people, we are rolling back this change as we explore alternate approaches to ensure a great experience for all.

— Google Drive (@googledrive) April 4, 2023

As of now, all free and paid users can upload more than 5 million files in their Google Drive storage, as Google has rolled back the update but there’s a possibility that this feature may not be available in the near future.

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