What are some best practices for managing storage in Google?

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See the below table for some best practices for managing storage in Google:

Recommendation Additional Resources
Check and be aware of the amount of storage used in your account
Use Google Shared drives for department, research, and committee file collaboration
  • See these FAQs for information about Google Shared drives
  • See this FAQ for information about moving files to Google Shared drives
Take action on active files that are owned by a PEND_DELETE account
  • See these FAQs for information about PEND_DELETE owned files
  • See this FAQ for information about moving files owned by someone else
Consider cleaning up Gmail and Drive as appropriate
  • See this FAQ for information on things to do to clean up your Google Drive
  • See this FAQ for information on things to do to clean up your Gmail