The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category 'Analytics'. This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. These cookies ensure basic functionalities and security features of the website, anonymously. Necessary cookies are absolutely essential for the website to function properly. You can find more information about Amazon Drive’s retirement from. You can download them and store them over to some other reliable cloud storage services such as Google Drive or Apple iCloud. Those files have to be downloaded manually by the users. All the files that do not fall in the photo or video category on your Amazon Drive account will not be transferred to Amazon Photos. While Amazon Photos brings a relief for all Amazon Drive users, it supports only photos and videos. However, if you delete any of these photos or videos from your Amazon Drive account, then they will also be deleted from the Amazon Photos.ĭownload non-media files from Amazon Drive All of your photos and videos stored on Amazon Drive will automatically be available from Amazon Photos. On this service, Amazon account holders can upload their pictures and videos directly from their smartphone or the desktop app. So what should the users can do? Fortunately, Amazon has started another cloud service already called Amazon Photos. Users won’t be able to download any files after this. December 31, 2023: Amazon Drive ends all operation.Users won’t be able to upload new files after this date but they can download files already on the cloud drive. January 31, 2023: Amazon Drive is retiring.There are two important dates to remember in this regard:

Amazon Drive is ending soonĪmazon Drive has been in operation for the last one decade but recently Amazon announced that Amazon Drive is going to be retiring after January, 2023. You can buy more space by subscribing to a paid Amazon Drive plan. As soon as you create an Amazon account, you become entitled to 5 GB free cloud storage on Amazon Drive. We can create an Amazon account through its desktop website or through the Amazon shopping app for smartphones. In order to shop online from Amazon, you have to have an Amazon account.

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