If you can live with some compression being applied to your files, Google Photos offers a reliable and costless method for storing your photos and videos. The platform tin can too be used for storing original-quality JPGs and Raw files but those files will count against your quota and once you lot're out of storage you lot'll have to pay for extra infinite.

Depending on the file types you are storing, some of your video files might now count against the quota as well. Google has introduced new rules to brand unsupported videos count against your Google account storage quota. One of the reasons for this move — but probable not the only i — might exist that some users apparently used imitation file extensions to disguise unsupported files.

Whatever the reasons, to non count confronting your quota from now on video files accept to be at to the lowest degree one second long, exist of the right file type, be playable by Google Photos and exist playable when downloaded to your device. Below are the file types accustomed by Google:

  • Photos: .jpg, .png, .webp and some RAW files.
  • Live photos can exist backed upward if you utilise the Google Photos app on your iPhone or iPad.
  • Videos: .mpg, .mod, .mmv, .tod, .wmv, .asf, .avi, .divx, .mov, .m4v, .3gp, .3g2, .mp4, .m2t, .m2ts, .mts, and .mkv files.

Any videos uploaded subsequently Dec six which don't comply with these requirements will accept up storage infinite.