

Now, this policy may not apply in the same way to an expired Prime subscription, but it at least suggests that stored photos might not be immediately deleted should you unintentionally or intentionally cancel Prime, and you could at least get a grace period to log in and download your shots to a local hard drive before Amazon pulls the plug. After 180 days, content will be deleted starting with the most recent uploads first, until your account is no longer over-quota.” You should delete the over-quota content within 180 days or sign up for a different storage plan.

You will, however, be able to view, download, and delete content. “if your stored content is greater than the free storage quota on your account, you will not be able to upload additional files. However, for users that have purchased additional Photos storage to store extra videos, Amazon has a bit more detail on what would happen should you cancel an addition storage plan (separate from your core Prime subscription): Your total storage amount will be reduced to 5 GB, which is the amount of storage available to non-Prime Amazon customers…If your stored photo and video content exceeds 5GB, you can purchase additional storage”. “If you cancel your Prime membership, you will no longer receive unlimited photo storage. (Image credit: Future) What happens if I cancel my Prime membership?Īmazon isn’t completely forthcoming about what would happen to your photos if you unsubscribe from Prime.
