Activating your free google drive storage, Checking your google drive storage space – HTC One E8 User Manual

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Uploading files requires you have the Drive app installed on HTC One (E8). If this
app is not preloaded, you can download and install it from Google Play.

Activating your free Google Drive storage

Use up to 65GB of free Google Drive storage. In addition to the default storage that
you get from Google Drive, HTC One (E8) features an additional 50GB of online
storage free for two years. Sign in to your Google Account on HTC One (E8)—and not
from your computer or other non-HTC phones—to claim this offer.

1. If you see the promotional Google Drive offer on the Feeds panel of your Home

screen, just tap the tile.

Or open the Drive app. If this app is not preloaded on your phone, you can
download it from Google Play.

2. On the screen that shows the additional storage offer, tap Redeem. The

additional storage will then be added to your account.

3. Follow the onscreen prompts to learn the things you can do with Google Drive.

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If you don't see the screen for redeeming the offer, tap > Product Tour in the
Drive app to access it.

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View the offer details to know up to when you can redeem the offer.

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Additional terms and requirements may apply, including a subscription fee, after
your two-year trial expires. For details, refer to the terms and conditions on the
Google Drive support site at

support.google.com/drive/?p=drive_offers_htc

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The Drive app is owned by Google and is not provided by or associated with HTC
Corporation.

Checking your Google Drive storage space

In Settings, you can check your available Google Drive storage space.

Before your Google Drive storage info appears in Settings, you need to access your
Google Drive from an HTC app first. For example, use the Mail app to share a link to
your Google Drive Google Drive file.

Go to Settings, and then tap Storage. Under Online storage, you'll see your
Google Drive storage space.

You can also check your online storage space in the Drive app. Tap

, and you'll see

your storage space on the slideout menu.

From time to time, check back on how much online storage space you still have
before you upload more content.

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