How can I delete photos to free up space on my Google account without losing them permanently?

use a thumbdrive.. problem solved

Chill out people...lots of sarky remarks just help the guy ..anyway buy more Google storage ...cheap as chips 😁

Just buy some iCloud storage

Google account or Google cloud

Get a storage usb stick. Cheap and easy to use.

Wow. So many retarded suggestions. I love reading replies from people who know nothing of technology.

Pay for a Google One account & increase your storage space - plus the other features - money well spent

Also have a look at whats using your storage.

Check your backup quality on google photos. Storage saver will make a huge difference on the amount of pictures you can save.

Get a third E-mail (or more). I prefer USB sticks and SSD drives. Have >500 Gb of data backup, none of it on Google or cloud. Only a complete house fire will erase my backup.

2 phones, 2 email address why?

Upload all your photos in your Facebook if you don't know what is USB, memory card is.

Check your sent box in case any big files you have sent in the past that are not needed. That normally does it for me

Consider an alternative (or additional) cloud storage service. I use MEGA. The free plan gives you 20GB of storage. Alternatively, IDrive although it isn’t free would give you 500GB of storage for only £8 per ANNUM.

Delete old and unwanted emails.

Where do you want to back them up to? If you are saying you want to copy them to your phone, but you don't have enough space, then you need to buy a bigger SD card. You could also save them to your PC/Mac.

When you go to gallery you are looking at photos stored on your phone, both internal memory and memory card. If you delete photos from the gallery then you are only deleting them locally from your phone. Any backups of the photos online are still there. You don't need a huge memory card if you simply delete photos that you've already backed up.

It sounds like your issue isn't storage on your phone, but how much online storage you have. To look at how much storage you have and to free up space you need to go to the online account. For android phones you just need to open the Google One app. You can free up space by deleting photos and files or purchase additional storage. Plans start at $20/yr for 100GB.

Buy more storage from Google

Don't listen to these suggestions. Not one is viable. All old outdated ideas. DM me if you want current reliable tech solutions. A USB stick? An SD card? Welcome to the 1990s

I can help you. I'm a certified tech for over 30 years. DM me if interested

Buy a storage card for your phones save photos to there..I put a 100meg micro storage card in my phone stores hundreds of photos. My google storage is full too.

you got me at "I'm a complete twat"... can download to an app easily..

Buy an usb stick and download them on it