Google has quietly introduced a limit on the number of files users can store on their cloud service, Google Drive, which applies to both paying customers and free users of the service. This has led to some users no longer being able to access files they previously stored on the service unless they delete other files to come under the limit, which is set at 5 million files.
The 5 million file limit applies regardless of whether the user actually has storage space left to use on their Google Drive account. Google tells Ars Technica that the limit on the number of files has been introduced to prevent users from abusing their system, without elaborating on what that means.
Google has received criticism for the new limit on the number of files users can store on Google Drive. The primary concern is not that a limit has been introduced, but rather that Google has done so quietly without warning users, particularly those who are now unable to access some of their files without deleting other files on the service.
