To let others use your Google One storage space, try Google One family sharing. All members of a Google One family plan can find how much shared storage they use. Your files aren't shared with the rest of your family, and they can't access your files without your permission . Tip: Family sharing isn’t available for the Google One Lite plan (30 GB). Learn how to update your Google One plan & troubleshoot upgrade issues . Share your Google One benefits To set up a family group, you must be 18 years or older. The people you invite need to live in the same country as you. A family group allows family members to: Share a single payment method. Use Google's family services. Share digital purchases. Share family subscriptions, such as a Google One membership. Benefits that everyone in the family group can use: Premium features in Google Workspace The feature is available for Google One AI plans. The feature is available for Google One AI plans. Allowed benefits for Google One plan manager: Get Google Store credit from eligible Google Store purchases. The benefit is available in: Australia Canada Germany United Kingdom United States Users on Google One trial memberships aren’t eligible. The benefit is available in: Australia Canada Germany United Kingdom United States Users on Google One trial memberships aren’t eligible. Google Health Premium benefits: This feature is only available for members with Google AI Pro or higher membership plans in select countries or regions. Learn where Google Health Premium is available . This feature is only available for members with Google AI Pro or higher membership plans in select countries or regions. Learn where Google Health Premium is available . Google Home Premium benefits: This feature is only available for members with Google AI Pro or higher membership plans in: Australia Austria Belgium Canada Denmark Finland France Germany Ireland Italy Japan Mexico Netherlands New Zealand Norway Spain Sweden Switzerland UK US This feature is only available for members with Google AI Pro or higher membership plans in: Australia Austria Belgium Canada Denmark Finland France Germany Ireland Italy Japan Mexico Netherlands New Zealand Norway Spain Sweden Switzerland UK US Google Home Premium Advanced add-on: Members can also purchase Google Home Premium Advanced as an add-on to Google AI Pro and other higher tier membership plans. Google AI Ultra membership plan already comes with Google Home Premium Advanced. Additional eligibility details: Google AI Pro members who already have a YouTube Premium add-on can’t buy the Google Home Premium Advanced add-on. Google Home Premium and other Google One add-ons can’t be purchased on iOS. iOS billed Google AI Pro members have access to Google Home Premium basic features. Members on a third-party billed Google AI Pro plan can’t add a Google Home Premium Advanced add-on as it’s not offered through a third-party partner. They have access to the Google Home Premium basic features. Members on a Fi billed Google AI Pro plan can’t add a Google Home Premium Advanced add-on as it’s not offered through Fi billing. They have access to the Google Home Premium basic features. Family members on Google AI Pro or Google AI Ultra membership plan don’t get the Google Home Premium benefit. Members can also purchase Google Home Premium Advanced as an add-on to Google AI Pro and other higher tier membership plans. Google AI Ultra membership plan already comes with Google Home Premium Advanced. Additional eligibility details: Google AI Pro members who already have a YouTube Premium add-on can’t buy the Google Home Premium Advanced add-on. Google Home Premium and other Google One add-ons can’t be purchased on iOS. iOS billed Google AI Pro members have access to Google Home Premium basic features. Members on a third-party billed Google AI Pro plan can’t add a Google Home Premium Advanced add-on as it’s not offered through a third-party partner. They have access to the Google Home Premium basic features. Members on a Fi billed Google AI Pro plan can’t add a Google Home Premium Advanced add-on as it’s not offered through Fi billing. They have access to the Google Home Premium basic features. Family members on Google AI Pro or Google AI Ultra membership plan don’t get the Google Home Premium benefit. Google AI Pro members who already have a YouTube Premium add-on can’t buy the Google Home Premium Advanced add-on. Google Home Premium and other Google One add-ons can’t be purchased on iOS. iOS billed Google AI Pro members have access to Google Home Premium basic features. Members on a third-party billed Google AI Pro plan can’t add a Google Home Premium Advanced add-on as it’s not offered through a third-party partner. They have access to the Google Home Premium basic features. Members on a Fi billed Google AI Pro plan can’t add a Google Home Premium Advanced add-on as it’s not offered through Fi billing. They have access to the Google Home Premium basic features. Family members on Google AI Pro or Google AI Ultra membership plan don’t get the Google Home Premium benefit. YouTube Premium add-on: This is currently available for Google One plan managers in the select countries and regions. Learn where YouTube Premium add-on is available . This is currently available for Google One plan managers in the select countries and regions. Learn where YouTube Premium add-on is available . YouTube Premium Lite benefit: Plan managers with Google AI Pro membership receive this benefit. YouTube Premium Lite is an individual plan and can't be shared across multiple accounts or with family group members. Plan managers with Google AI Pro membership receive this benefit. YouTube Premium Lite is an individual plan and can't be shared across multiple accounts or with family group members. Google Developer Program premium: This is only available for plan managers. You can't share this benefit with the members of your family group. This is only available for plan managers. You can't share this benefit with the members of your family group. On your computer, sign in to your Google Account. Go to g.co/YourFamily . Click Get Started Create family group . To add family members and set up a Family Library, follow the on-screen instructions. Learn about the roles you set when you create a family group . Step 2: Share with your family On your computer, go to Google One . Click Settings . Turn on Share Google One with family . For more info, learn how to manage a family group . How to stop sharing with your family On your computer, go to Google One . Click Settings . Click Manage Family Settings .

Turn off Share Google One with family . Check storage usage by family member You can check how your total space is shared between members of your Google One family plan. On your computer, go to Google One . On the left, click Storage . Next to "Family storage," click the down arrow . Review which members take up space. Members of a family group can only free up space from their own storage usage. You can't affect the storage usage of other family members. Ask the people who use too much space if they can free up Google storage space . Tip: If you want to make changes to your family plan members, learn how to manage your Google family. Learn more about family sharing with Google One The person who shares their storage is called the Google One plan manager. This person can start or stop sharing their Google One family plan at any time. You can share Google One with up to 5 family members. Based on how much storage your family group uses, you can change, upgrade, or downgrade your Google One plan . There are 2 kinds of storage space: personal storage space and shared storage space. Important: The Workspace Individual subscriber’s cloud storage can’t be shared among family members. Each member of the family group gets up to 15 GB of personal storage space for their files: A family member’s files fill up their personal space first . There's also shared storage split between everyone in your family group: After a family member's personal storage gets filled up, their files count toward the shared storage space. Family members can use as much of this available storage as they want. Others in your family won’t have access to your files unless you share them directly. When you make a family group, extra benefits are shown to everyone in your family, except accounts managed by parents . Some benefits go to the first family member who claims them. For this same video with audio descriptions: How family sharing works with Google One . To join a family group, you need to: Have a Google Account. You can't join a family with a Google Account from your work, school, or other organization. Live in the same country as the family manager. Be part of just one family group. Be in no other family group in the past 12 months. Google One family plan members will: Stop using your available storage. If they run out of storage, their files will stay safe, but they won't be able to store anything new. Learn more about what happens when they run out of space . Lose access to experts who answer questions about Google products. Lose the ability to find or claim benefits. Many of the same effects can happen if the Google One plan manager decides to leave the family group , or if they delete or remove someone from the family group . You can share AI credits with your Google One family group. However, only the plan manager can buy additional AI credits, upgrade, or downgrade memberships. Learn how to manage your AI credits with Google One . Get help with family storage If you’re the Google One plan manager and can’t find how much your storage is used, follow the steps above to make sure family sharing is on. When you join a family, your family members can find your name, photo, and email address. They can also find how much shared storage each family member uses. Family members aren’t able to find your photos, videos, or other items unless you directly share them. If you have a Google One Membership, you can enjoy both your individual storage and the Family Plan Manager’s shared storage. However, you have to use your individual storage up before you use the shared storage. If you already have a Google One Membership when your family adds you to their plan, you can use both memberships and storage. However, you can’t upgrade or downgrade your individual membership. Once you use up your individual account’s storage, you can start to use the family’s storage. Related resources Create a family on Google Get to know Google One family groups with Guidebooks How your existing storage works with Google One Join a family on Google Manage your family on Google Share files in Drive Set up recovery options for your Google Account & get sign-in help Set up recovery options for your Google Account & get sign-in help Need more help? Try these next steps: