Start or stop sharing with your family

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Step 1: Set up a family group

1. On your computer, sign in to your Google Account.
2. Go to g.co/YourFamily.
3. Click Get Started Create family group.
4. Follow the instructions to add family members and set up a Family Library.

Learn about the roles you set when you create a family group.

Step 2: Share with your family

1. On your computer, go to Google One.
2. Click Settings .
3. Turn on Share Google One with family.

For more info, learn how to manage a family group.

Tip: If you downgrade to a Google One Lite plan (30 GB) from a 100 GB plan or above and have family sharing enabled, your family sharing will be automatically disabled. If you upgrade again to a 100 GB plan or above, you’ll need to re-enable family sharing.

How to stop sharing with your family

1. On your computer, go to Google One.
2. Click Settings.
3. Click Manage Family Settings.
4. 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.

1. On your computer, go to Google One.
2. On the left, click Storage.
3. Next to "Family storage," click the down arrow .
4. 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 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.