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The original was posted on /r/datahoarder by /u/PremiumZone_cc on 2025-12-04 03:30:34+00:00.

Here’s a neat trick if you use Google Drive for big files but don’t want to pay for a full subscription all year.

1. Make a secondary Google account. This account doesn’t need to receive emails or be used for anything else.
2. Buy Google One/Gemini for one month. Upload all the large files you want to store long-term.
3. Share the Drive folders with your main account. You can access everything from your main Google account as usual.
4. After your subscription expires… nothing happens. Google only deletes over-quota data if the account stays inactive for 2 years.
5. So every 6–12 months, just buy ONE month of Google One again. This resets the 2-year timer and lets you edit or reorganize files.
6. Turn it off again. Your files stay safe and accessible, and you only pay maybe twice a year.

The only limitation: You can’t modify files on the secondary account while it’s over quota, but you can still view/download everything.

It’s a simple way to keep a huge online archive without paying a full yearly fee. (Still keep your own backup too — just in case.)