Increase Samsung Cloud Storage

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Important: Samsung Cloud Gallery feature is officially discontinued in different countries in a phased manner. You can no longer perform some of the steps mentioned in this article. You can read the official announcement here. If you’re looking to increase OneDrive, Google Drive, Dropbox or Box’s storage space, consider deleting the duplicate files from these cloud drives. You can use Cloud Duplicate Finder to do this job fairly easily. 

Do you own a Samsung smartphone? As a Samsung Galaxy customer, you got a free storage of 5 GB on Samsung Cloud.  You can use this storage to store your contacts, photos, music, apps, notes, calendar, messenger chats, and much more. It’s an all-in-one platform to sync, backup and restore content on your device with ease.

How does Samsung Cloud work?

Samsung Cloud protects your data against device theft and system malfunction. Even if your phone is lost, stolen or broken, your data should be absolutely intact. You don’t need access to your device to recover the data. In contrast to other data transfers, you don’t have to connect your device to the PC using a USB cable. The only things that you need are an Internet connection and access to your login credentials. You can sign in to your Galaxy account from just another device and restore your data. The wireless restore process seamlessly works “over-the-cloud”. Just after recovering your data, you can pick up right where you left off your device. It’s just that simple.

Samsung Cloud was previously accessible only through a smartphone and tablet. Now, you can access your cloud files from a computer as well. Logging in from a browser requires you to confirm your identity by entering the One Time Password (OTP) sent to your registered mobile number/ registered email. This security-measure is intended to protect your personal information.

How to open Samsung Cloud on Galaxy?

  1. Tap and swipe upward on an empty area of your Home Screen.
  2. Tap Settings.
  3. Tap Accounts and Backup.
  4. Select Samsung Cloud.

Note: The actual steps may vary depending on your phone model and Android version. Samsung Cloud service is unavailable in some countries around the world.

Increase Samsung Cloud Storage

View your Samsung Cloud storage usage

Samsung Cloud makes it easy to track your cloud storage usage. Checking your cloud storage usage will help you determine your future storage needs.

For Phones & Tablets

  1. Tap upwards on an empty area of your Home screen.
  2. Tap Settings in the Main Menu.
  3. Select Accounts & Backup, followed by Samsung Cloud.
  4. Tap the option Cloud Usage.

Samsung Cloud will display comprehensive information about your storage usage, total space occupied by your device backups, photos, and other stuff.

For Computers

Although you can browse Samsung Cloud on any web browser, Samsung recommends you to use Google Chrome.

  1. Launch Google Chrome and open the Samsung Cloud website.
  2. Sign in to your account with your credentials.
  3. Click on Cloud Usage.

Option 1: Upgrade your account

The free plan is available to anyone with a compatible Samsung Galaxy device or a tablet at no extra cost. If you need additional storage, you can go for premium plans. The 50 GB storage plan is charged $0.99 every month while the 200 GB plan costs $2.99 every month.

Free Plan Premium Plan 1 Premium Plan 2
5 GB 50 GB 200 GB
Free with a compatible Samsung Galaxy or Tablet $0.99 per month $2.99 per month

Option 2: Delete duplicate files on Samsung Cloud

Duplicate files are a major hurdle when it comes to organizing your files. Duplicate file issues are common irrespective of the cloud platform you use. Over months or years of using Samsung Cloud, you could accumulate identical copies of the existing files. Deleting these duplicate files will help you free-up the storage and make room for newer files that you need. You can store more data in less storage without needing to upgrade your account. Not just that, as cleaning duplicates helps you fix disorganization, you can expect quicker and speedier file search results. You can get relevant file search results in less time and without clutter.

Step 1: Sign in to your Samsung Cloud account

  1. On your Windows PC, open up the Google Chrome browser.
  2. Visit the Samsung Cloud website.
  3. Click on Sign In.
  4. Type in your Samsung Cloud login authentications and click SIgn in.
  5. Samsung Cloud will send a One Time Password (OTP) on your registered phone or email.
  6. Enter your OTP and your sign-in shall succeed.

Step 2: Download your files locally

  1. Once you’re logged in to your Samsung Cloud account, go to the Gallery.
  2. Select the file(s) you desire to download. Use the O icon to select multiple files at once.
  3. Click on the Download icon.

Note: The maximum download file limit is 500. You can download upto 500 files simultaneously.

Step 3: Check your files for duplication

Note: If you do not wish to download the files to your local machine, you can scan the OneDrive Cloud with Cloud Duplicate Finder application. Or follow this procedure:

  1. Download and install Clone Files Checker.
  2. Click the Add button on the left, and select the destination directory that contains your downloaded Samsung Cloud files.
  3. After selecting you destination directory, choose one of the scan filters:
    • All Files: Use it to automatically search all file types to free-up maximum storage.
    • Custom: Use it to specify individual file type(s) you want to search for duplicates. It narrows down your results, however takes lesser timing.
  4. Click on Select Search.
  5. After the scan is finished, use the checkboxes to mark/ unmark your files. Or click on Select Duplicates and choose a predefined files selection pattern.
  6. Click on Select Action, and choose whether to move yoru duplicates to a new folder or delete them permanently.

Step 4: Re-upload your files

Once you’ve fixed de-duplication and cleaned your data, you can re-upload it on the Samsung Cloud platform.

Vikas
Sorcim Technologies (pvt) Ltd.

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