Google Drive Imposes 5 Million Item Cap, Even if You Have Storage Space Left

Google Drive now limits users to 5 million items.

A Google Workspace spokesperson confirmed the change in an email Monday evening.

One user in the UK said their business in animal health has been critically hit by this change.

Others are wondering why, if there’s a hard limit, Google didn’t provide any guidance.

For many users and businesses, storing files online is often more convenient than local storage.

The overallcloud storage market was valued at $78.6 billionin 2022, according to Markets and Markets.

This storage can go all the way up to 30TB.

Google Onecompetes with Microsoft’s OneDrive, Dropbox, Amazon Cloud Drive and Box.

Of course, Google One integrates better with Google Workspace apps like Docs and Sheets.

But there’s no limit on the number of photos and videos stored, said an Amazon spokesperson.

A Box representative also confirmed that Box’s service doesn’t have an item limit either.

Dropbox toosays there’s no limit.