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Tech Tip Tuesday (Storage Management) Google
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Matthew Kempski
August 08, 2023
Good morning and welcome back to a new Tech Tip Tuesday. Today’s Tech Tip will be about Google storage specifically how to clean it up.
What is Google Storage?
How to see how much storage you have left?
How do you access your Google Storage?
How to delete things in Google Storage?
First, What is Google Storage?
Object Storage: Google Cloud Storage provides a simple and cost-effective way to store and manage unstructured data, such as images, videos, backups, logs, and other large-scale data sets.
Scalability: The service is designed to handle large amounts of data and can automatically scale to accommodate growing storage needs.
Durability and Reliability: Google Cloud Storage is built on a distributed infrastructure, which ensures high data durability and availability. Data is replicated across multiple locations, providing protection against hardware failures.
Data Lifecycle Management: You can define lifecycle policies to automatically transition data to different storage classes based on age or other criteria, which can help optimize storage costs.
Access Control: Google Cloud Storage offers fine-grained access controls, allowing you to manage who can access your data and what level of access they have.
Integration: It integrates seamlessly with other Google Cloud services, making it easy to use as part of a broader cloud-based application ecosystem.
Cost-Effective: Google Cloud Storage offers different storage classes with varying performance and pricing options to suit different use cases and budgets.
Second, How to see how much storage you have left?
On Windows -
Open "File Explorer" (Windows Explorer).
Right-click on the drive where you want to check the storage (e.g., C: drive).
Select "Properties."
A window will appear displaying the used and free space on the drive.
On macOS -
Click on the Apple menu () in the top-left corner.
Select "About This Mac."
In the "Storage" tab, you will see a visual representation of your storage usage, including how much space is available.
On Android -
Open the "Settings" app.
Navigate to "Storage" or "Storage & USB," depending on your Android version.
You'll see a breakdown of storage usage and how much space is available.
On iOS (iPhone/iPad):
Open the "Settings" app.
Go to "General" and then "iPhone Storage" (or "iPad Storage").
You will see a list of apps and their storage usage, as well as the available space.
How do you access your Google Storage?
1. Google Cloud Console -
Go to the Google Cloud Console
Sign in with your Google Cloud Platform (GCP) account.
In the left-hand sidebar, click on "Storage" and then "Cloud Storage."
Here, you will see a list of your storage buckets (if any) and their contents.
Click on a specific bucket to view its contents and manage your objects (files) stored in the bucket.
You can upload, download, delete, and perform other operations on your objects within the bucket using the Cloud Console.
2. Cloud Storage API:
The Cloud Storage API allows you to interact with Google Cloud Storage programmatically, making it suitable for automation and integration with applications.
You can use various programming languages like Python, Java, Node.js, etc., to work with the API.
To get started, you need to set up the necessary credentials and authentication, which typically involves obtaining a service account key or using OAuth 2.0 credentials.
Once you have the authentication set up, you can use API calls to create buckets, upload objects, list objects, download objects, and perform various other operations on your storage.
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