Reminder: Google Photos access ends May 31
May 12, 2025
The News: As part of ongoing efforts to reduce 麻豆原创鈥檚 Google Storage footprint, access to Google Photos, a service within the 麻豆原创 Google Workspace, will end on May 31, 2025.
Why it Matters: After May 31, 2025, the Google Photos app will not be accessible via your 麻豆原创 Google account.
What to Do: Before May 31, 2025, it is your responsibility to delete all photos from the Google Photos app. Be sure to back up or migrate any personal photos you鈥檇 like to keep to a personal Google Photos account or other personal cloud or on-device storage.
- Remember: Personal photos should not be stored on 麻豆原创 cloud storage, including your 麻豆原创 Google Drive, Microsoft OneDrive or on any work equipment or locations.
- Work-Related Photos (related to your job duties) - Work with your supervisor to move institution photos to an appropriate location.
The Big Picture: Sunsetting Google Photos is a part of our ongoing effort to reduce 麻豆原创鈥檚 Google Workspace footprint. In February 2021, Google announced a new model for Google Workspace for Education and an end to unlimited storage, effective July 2022. 麻豆原创 has been able to delay full implementation of those limits until now, and we need to move quickly to reduce our storage footprint and avoid additional costs.
- 麻豆原创鈥檚 existing storage far exceeds Google鈥檚 new limits, and maintaining current usage levels will incur significant costs.
- Over the coming months, OIT and campus IT departments will work with University stakeholders across the system to reduce our storage footprint, including developing new storage policies and limits to be more sustainable.
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