Google Photos Hack Makes Limited Storage Feel Unlimited

Google Photos' Partner Sharing feature offers an unconventional solution to limited cloud storage. A writer who canceled their Google One subscription and set up Nextcloud for self-hosted storage discovered this trick, which lets others share their photos without taking up storage space on the sharer's account.

The Partner Sharing feature doesn't make storage unlimited but helps prevent it from shrinking by letting recipients access shared photos without consuming storage. The writer suggests asking a family member with an Android phone and Gmail account to send an invitation using this feature, which will let you access their photos without taking up space on your account.

Alternatively, if you have multiple Gmail accounts, you can use Partner Sharing to share photos between them, allowing you to maintain the same amount of storage space in your main account despite sharing many GBs of photos and videos. This trick effectively makes it feel like you'll never run out of storage on Google Photos.