Subj : If you're a long-term basic tier Google Workspace user, good news
To   : All
From : TechnologyDaily
Date : Mon May 27 2024 10:30:05

If you're a long-term basic tier Google Workspace user, good news  you're 
getting extra storage for free

Date:
Mon, 27 May 2024 09:21:41 +0000

Description:
Google has canceled legacy G Suite storage subscriptions, but customers will 
continue to have access to their storage.

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In a rare win for longstanding Google users with business accounts, 
individuals with decade-old G Suite accounts (rebranded as Google Workspace 
since 2020) have received additional cloud storage , free of charge. 

Despite Googles preference (and frankly everybody these days) to push 
customers away from free and freemium subscriptions to more lucrative 
recurring plans, legacy G Suite account holders get to not only keep their 
existing free G Suite account, but theyre also getting storage boosts for 
free. 

Although many customers have already transitioned to more modern Workspace 
offerings with pooled storage, resistant customers who opted to keep their 
free G Suite plans (for personal use) were notified of the change via email 
recently. G Suite storage boost 

In an email to G Suite customers paying for additional storage  which they 
could do up until June 2022 through a separate subscriptionGoogle warned that 
these subscriptions were now being canceled and refunds were being issued. 

However, at the end of the email, the company added: While the subscription 
was canceled, your storage limit has not changed, and you dont need to take 
any action. 

A Google spokesperson has since confirmed (via The Verge ): Customers who 
received this notification will maintain their storage allotment and can 
continue using their existing account. 

The spokesperson also confirmed that those still paying for user-managed 
storage via Google Play, despite having migrated to newer Workspace plans, 
would also be affected in the same way. 

Its unclear whether legacy G Suite account holders who werent paying for 
additional storage have been dealt any upgrades, and whether the free storage 
aligns with the amount that was being paid for previously, or if it has 
defaulted to a set allocation. 

 TechRadar Pro has asked Google to confirm these details, but the company did 
not immediately respond. More from TechRadar Pro These are the best cloud 
backup tools around today Need a new tool to get the job done? Check out the 
best business laptops Google Workspace and Gmail mobile app are getting some 
major Gemini updates  but youll need to pay



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Link to news story:
https://www.techradar.com/pro/if-youre-a-long-term-basic-tier-google-workspace
-user-good-news-youre-getting-extra-storage-for-free


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