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FREE Permanent 2GB Google Drive Storage (for Completing Security Check)

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victorwilson on 09/02/2016 - 02:16 security.google.com (12297 clicks)
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Free additional 2GB for Google Drive upon completing a short account security check for Safer Internet Day 2016.

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Similar to last year's deal, except you get the space immediately :)

Link to security check

Remember to click "Continue to account settings" after completing the check to get the credits. Thanks scubacoles for the tip!

Check your Google Drive storage (hover over the pie chart)

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  • 01001011 on 09/02/2016 - 03:19
    +1

    Great deal, just remember to turn off your vpn beforehand.

  • DogGunn on 09/02/2016 - 03:49
    +29

    For those interested, it stacks on the bonus from last year.

    • Darn Ragnar on 09/02/2016 - 06:46
      +1

      That's exactly what I wanted to hear! :-)

    • [Deactivated] on 09/02/2016 - 07:02
      +9

      Yep, can confirm. Went from 17 to 19GB.

    • nuchalis on 09/02/2016 - 07:04
      +3

      Excellent, thanks. I've set a calendar alert for next year!

      • PVA on 09/02/2016 - 09:21
        +1

        Great idea.

    • Utopian on 09/02/2016 - 09:52
      +3

      Thanks!
      Long time fan & subscriber of google storage & products.

      Just wish the real king of the cloud, Dropbox, did the same! Smart sync/features/functions that have clowned google for years. Even with promotions, inviting friends & most of my class, I'm suffocating with just 10.5GB!

      • macrocephalic on 09/02/2016 - 10:22

        What features does Dropbox have that Drive doesn't?

        • bchliu on 09/02/2016 - 11:09
          +2

          Dropbox (Windows) client is really stable and havent had any issues with synchronisation or corruption during a write. Not the same with the Drive or Onedrive client though.

        • macrocephalic on 09/02/2016 - 12:27
          +3

          @bchliu: I always have the Drive client running, and I've never had it crash or corrupt anything. I'm not a heavy user though.

        • DogGunn on 09/02/2016 - 23:24

          I've recently moved everything of mine over to Google Drive, but my most missed feature of Dropbox was LAN sync. I don't have a very fast connection, so being able to upload / download a file more than once, if it's large, is a pain. LAN sync obviously fixes this issue (internally).

        • macrocephalic on 10/02/2016 - 10:27

          @DogGunn: Share the Google Drive folder on the network ;)

        • DogGunn on 10/02/2016 - 19:21

          @macrocephalic: Haha, I mean it works, but it's obviously not as simple as having it sync via LAN automatically.

      • bchliu on 09/02/2016 - 10:49
        +3

        agree.. they use to do those funny weird questionnaires and web trawling "quests" to give more GB to free accounts. Wish they bought this back but they have majority market share and probably the best levels of integration with API's and other applications, hence it wont happen any time soon.

      • malouphix on 09/02/2016 - 11:28

        ~$150/year, gets you 1TB of DropBox. :)

  • Gomo on 09/02/2016 - 07:06
    +1

    Yay now I've got 19gb :)

    • DaTa on 09/02/2016 - 07:08

      Paid for 100 gig a month and it only shows as 104 gig for me :( dont know where the other 15 starting gig went

      • sween64 on 09/02/2016 - 07:35
        +1

        15GB is on the free plan. I guess you don't keep it if you upgrade.

        • zzyss on 09/02/2016 - 13:44

          Mine shows
          80GB (legacy plan)
          + 1GB early adopter bonus
          + 15GB paid user bonus
          + 2GB security challenge
          + 2GB 2016 security challenge
          = 100GB

          So I can confirm that (at least for the legacy plans) it should still be there…

        • [Deactivated] on 09/02/2016 - 23:32

          @zzyss: Is the legacy plan a paid for plan?

        • zzyss on 10/02/2016 - 12:03

          @sqeeksqeek:
          Yes, $20 for 80GB

      • gooseberry on 09/02/2016 - 08:25
        +3

        You're paying for an additional 85GB to bring the total to 100GB, not for an additional 100GB on top

  • hawkers8905 on 09/02/2016 - 07:40

    Never got my 2GB last year despite doing the check. Worked this time though.

    • effgee on 09/02/2016 - 08:24

      suspect I'm in the same boat, I only went up to 17GB, but pretty sure I went thru this last year

    • HardQuiz on 09/02/2016 - 09:16

      Same here

  • discountmonkey on 09/02/2016 - 07:52

    Yup, worked a treat. Thanks OP.

  • LoungeLizard on 09/02/2016 - 08:08
    +4

    Yay, more free space I'm not going to use

    • Gomo on 09/02/2016 - 08:26

      I'm currently using 11gb out of 19gb :) Ever since I got NBN 100mbit/40mbit Keeping stuff on my drive has never been easier :D

      • LoungeLizard on 09/02/2016 - 09:41
        +1

        That's the problem I have … very slow uploads, total PIA to use online storage

        • Gomo on 09/02/2016 - 10:49
          +1

          Well with 40mbit up it is never an issue now

  • [Deactivated] on 09/02/2016 - 08:26

    love it… completed Security check and I can confirm now I've got an additional 2 GB….

  • folken on 09/02/2016 - 08:29
    +1

    nice one. Works for me.

  • Dan83 on 09/02/2016 - 08:30

    How do you know if you got it? I have no idea how much storage I had before the security check.

    • hal9000 on 09/02/2016 - 08:35

      logon to drive app. your drive storage size is listed on the drop down menu.

    • victorwilson on 09/02/2016 - 08:51
      +10

      You can also go here and hover over the pie chart

      • Dan83 on 09/02/2016 - 09:00

        Thanks the pie chart worked. I have 19GB now :)

      • bheart on 09/02/2016 - 09:07
        +1

        interesting the main google drive shows 15GB whereas your link show 17GB

        • Duff5000 on 10/02/2016 - 10:18

          same for me

  • iNeedMoreMoney on 09/02/2016 - 08:30
    +1

    works fine thx op

  • Diji1 on 09/02/2016 - 08:37
    -3

    Make sure you read the terms and conditions. What's that? You didn't? Oh OK.

  • elease on 09/02/2016 - 08:42

    How much time does it take to update? Mine has not inceeased from 17 to 19.

    • victorwilson on 09/02/2016 - 08:46

      It was pretty much instant for me, maybe you could try doing the security check again

    • LightningMcQueen on 09/02/2016 - 08:49

      I checked in google drive android app, under tools it still shows 17gb, Just press upgrade storage and you can see there it's showing 19gb.

  • wblim on 09/02/2016 - 08:44

    Works fine. Thanks OP. Great deal.

  • RocketSwitch on 09/02/2016 - 08:50

    Yep, works fine. Sweet.

  • Richfield on 09/02/2016 - 08:50

    Had to take it twice before it registered the increase.

  • nismo on 09/02/2016 - 08:55

    Sweet, went from 22 to 24 GB :)

  • ZeroSix on 09/02/2016 - 09:04

    For anyone having issues, make sure you have 2 step verification set up, mine didn't work until I enabled this

    • ESEMCE on 09/02/2016 - 09:54

      Not required. I was able to get the 2Gb on my secondary accounts (with no 2FA) by clicking the "Go to my account" button at the end of the process.

  • PVA on 09/02/2016 - 09:24

    Thanks.

  • ycon on 09/02/2016 - 09:24

    Nice. Tho 2GB's isn't much all things considered. Thanks OP

  • whats up skip on 09/02/2016 - 09:25
    +1

    I don't think it is going to help those on the business mail service for $10 per month with unlimited storage.

    • malouphix on 09/02/2016 - 09:39
      +1

      Have you tried, it will be infinity + 2

      Infinity and beyond!

      • whats up skip on 09/02/2016 - 09:42
        +1

        I will do it when I have filled the drive first :)

        Only have 4TB on the drive at the moment.

  • nerd1 on 09/02/2016 - 09:28
    +1

    still at 15GB after about an hour of doing the security check … :(

    • victorwilson on 09/02/2016 - 09:38
      +1

      Try doing the check again, some users are reporting that they're getting it the second time!

    • ESEMCE on 09/02/2016 - 09:51
      +2

      I found I needed to click the "Go to my account" button for it to activate on some of my accounts.

    • nerd1 on 09/02/2016 - 10:26

      thanks, still not working for me.. but I'm using a google app account so it may be different? Still a good offer but sux to be me eh?

    • ameno on 14/02/2016 - 01:14

      Must have expired, not showing up on mine or the wifes accounts.

  • malouphix on 09/02/2016 - 09:44

    Nice, thanks OP.

    10.42 GB (54%) of 19 GB used

  • dropbolt on 09/02/2016 - 09:58

    Thanks very much OP. Really useful

  • boredofficeworker on 09/02/2016 - 10:05

    Thanks OP

  • Last Seen on 09/02/2016 - 10:11

    Thanks OP!

  • Twinkletoes Terry on 09/02/2016 - 10:26
    +2

    Thanks OP. More drive freebies most welcomed
    http://www.tiikoni.com/tis/view/?id=a309555

    • malouphix on 09/02/2016 - 11:40

      Nice!

      You'll have to buy another Chromebook in November :)

  • vikingbrad on 09/02/2016 - 10:36
    +2

    Now have

    5GB on iCloud
    11GB on Dropbox
    19GB on Google Drive
    325GB on OneDrive

    All free, OneDrive ahead with the recent 100GB Groove Music bonus

    iCloud storage is terrible considering hasn't been upgraded since it was introduced in 2011!
    That nice new 128GB iPhone, here have 5GB storage!

  • annexe on 09/02/2016 - 10:52

    Awesome stuff! Thanks OP

  • thydzik on 09/02/2016 - 10:56

    thanks, bumped me up to 19gb as well.

  • QJ on 09/02/2016 - 11:00

    Thanks, 17gb now!

  • EnergicAU on 09/02/2016 - 11:21

    Thanks 119gb now!

  • NBAD25 on 09/02/2016 - 11:37
    +2

    I was going to purchase the extra space. Now I can hold of the purchase for another 2-3 months, in which time I will put $2 a month into a sinking fund HAHAH

  • bobri on 09/02/2016 - 12:03
    +2

    Thanks, up to 17GB. I need more now though!

  • illumination on 09/02/2016 - 12:22

    Thanks OP. Did it last night but couldn't tell if it worked. Checked the pie chart and it did!

  • kalt19 on 09/02/2016 - 13:19

    Thanks Op. I use 'Google apps for work' or whatever it is called today but, this helps also.

  • L0zBargain on 09/02/2016 - 15:06

    Cool, thanks! Annoyed I missed out on it last year!

    Storage didn't change though from 1.04TB… haha

    1TB will vanish once my 2 years is up from my local guides bonus :D

    • ninatalking on 09/02/2016 - 16:10

      This is a show off! Details on how to get 1TB from local guide? You have written huge amount of reviews?

      • malouphix on 09/02/2016 - 16:44
        +1

        So weigh up time spent writing reviews compared to cost of the data?
        Who won Google or lozza6?

        • L0zBargain on 10/02/2016 - 18:44
          +1

          Haha, considering I have 48GB normally and am not over that, I'd say Google won :)

          I'm too scared to go over as once I 'need' that 1TB, I'll be screwed in 2018 when it expires… haha. It is useful when sharing raw GoPro videos with mates though. Just dump it onto Google Drive and can easily delete it later once my 1TB expires :D

          I just used it as entertainment when I was travelling overseas and stuff updating on each place I visited.. haha

        • malouphix on 10/02/2016 - 19:54

          @lozza6: Good one! :)

  • UFO on 09/02/2016 - 16:49

    Thanks for posting OP. 30 seconds later and I have 2Gb extra storage, cheers.

  • whirlpool_guy on 09/02/2016 - 16:50

    I run owncloud at home. 2TB storage and no subscription fees :)

    • [Deactivated] on 09/02/2016 - 21:54
      +1

      Do the same don't trust google with most of my crap

  • Mikaela on 09/02/2016 - 17:18
    +1

    Awesome thanks OP!

  • iamtapu on 09/02/2016 - 21:10

    Thanks a lot OP.

  • dudewithpants on 09/02/2016 - 21:34

    Ta OP

  • Mus-Tang on 09/02/2016 - 21:39

    doesn't show up on mine yet… but i know it is there as i can see it by hitting upgrade storage… 11 of 19GB used ..

    Thanks OP

  • conio on 09/02/2016 - 22:11

    bought a new LG G4 late last year that has 100gb for 2yrs free, now showing 117gb :)

    • trev likes bargains on 09/02/2016 - 23:47

      100GB from phone + 15GB default from Google + 2GB 2016 security. Awesome!

  • hellspice on 09/02/2016 - 23:06

    Great freebie !

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