Google Photos is finally making backups and exports a tad less vexing

Google Photos is adding incremental Takeout exports, making recurring local backups smaller after the first full archive. The catch is that Photos must be the only selected product during setup.

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Google floats reduced initial 5GB free cloud storage limit, users claim — 15GB to require extra security measures, company confirms it is ‘testing a new storage policy for new accounts’

While Google has not publicly announced the change, the company confirmed that it is testing a new approach designed to improve account security and data recovery.
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Your next free Google account might only come with 5GB of storage

New Google accounts are now starting with 5GB of free storage. Linking a phone number unlocks the full allocation, but the support page quietly dropped its unconditional 15GB promise.

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Backblaze silently redefines ‘unlimited’ backups and users discover it’s not backing up Dropbox and OneDrive — as firm leans heavier into AI storage services, changes could signal shift away from home backups

Backblaze redefines “unlimited” while users discover it’s not backing up Dropbox, OneDrive, et al

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