When you cancel your Google One account, several things happen regarding your storage and data access:

1. End of Subscription Benefits: Your access to Google One benefits—like additional storage and features—will not end immediately. You retain access until the end of your current billing cycle. This means you can continue to use the additional storage during this period.

2. Loss of Additional Storage: Once your billing cycle ends, you will lose the additional storage provided by your Google One subscription. If you exceed the free storage limit (15 GB), it is important to manage your files. If your account is over the free quota at that point, you may not be able to upload new files or send emails until you reduce your storage usage to within the free limit.

3. Data Retention: Your files will remain on Google's servers unless they are explicitly deleted. However, if your storage usage remains above the free quota for an extended period, you risk losing access to some of your data after a certain duration, as you won't have the storage necessary to retain them.

4. Impact on Services: Services that depend on Google Drive storage (such as Google Photos, Gmail, and Google Docs) may also be affected when you go over the free limit after canceling your plan.

For more specific guidelines and terms, you can refer to the following sources:

• Google One Help on cancellation
• Quora discussion about files after cancellation

It's advisable to carefully manage your data and consider backing up any important files before canceling your subscription to avoid potential loss of data.

Sources

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