Google Photos Access Ends May 31, 2025
March 7, 2025
The News: As a part of ongoing efforts to reduce UA鈥檚 Google Storage footprint, access to Google Photos, a service within the UA Google Workspace, will go away on May 31, 2025.
Why it Matters: After May 31, 2025, any photos or photo backups to Google Photos accessed via your UA Google account will be lost.
What to Do: Before May 31, 2025, back up or migrate any personal or nonwork photos stored in UA Google Photos to a personal Google Photos account or other personal cloud or on-device storage.
- Remember: Personal photos should not be stored on UA cloud storage, including your UA 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 UA鈥檚 Google Workspace footprint. In February 2021, Google announced a new model for Google Workspace for Education (GWE) and an end to unlimited storage, effective July 2022. UA 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.
- UA鈥檚 existing storage far exceeds Google鈥檚 new limits, and maintaining current levels of usage will incur significant costs.
- Over the coming months, OIT and campus IT departments will be working with University stakeholders across the system to reduce our storage footprint, including developing new storage policies and limits to be more sustainable.
Need Help? If you have questions or problems, read through the Google storage project FAQs or contact your IT help desk: | |