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

Depending on the file types you are storing, some of your video files might at present count against the quota as well. Google has introduced new rules to make unsupported videos count against your Google account storage quota. One of the reasons for this move — only likely non the but 1 — might be that some users plain used false file extensions to disguise unsupported files.

Any the reasons, to not count against your quota from now on video files accept to be at to the lowest degree one 2d long, be of the correct 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.
  • Alive photos can be backed up if you employ 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 after December 6 which don't comply with these requirements volition have up storage space.