Workshop: Turn Google Mail into free storage

Find out how the email storage given away with Google Mail can be used to store personal files

When in first launched, Gmail ­ or Google Mail as it is known in the UK ­ was something of a revolution boasting over 2GB of storage space, which has gradually increased over time.

Today, the average Google Mail inbox has nearly 5GB of storage. If you’re not using all this for email and use the Firefox web browser, then you might be interested in a little tool called Gspace.

This converts unused Google Mail inbox space into an online-storage location that can be accessed from anywhere, a bit like an online hard disk.

The add-on can be used to copy any type of document to this storage space and built-in tools make it possible to play music files and view uploaded photos without the need to download them.

Here's how to use Gspace.