Google Drive dropped automatic PC photo backups, but OneDrive, Amazon Photos, iCloud, and local storage can take over.

Google Drive has ended automatic desktop photo backups to Google Photos, forcing users to switch to a browser-based workflow to keep folders synced.

Google Drive desktop stops backing up photos to Google Photos on Aug 10, 2026. Switch to Google Photos app or set backup folders in Photos to keep automatic backups. Cloud photos remain safe; avoid ...

Google Photos is one of the company’s most popular and widely used services. The powerful AI-powered features available in the mobile app have made it even more popular. However, the web version of ...

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Google Photos on the web now lets you automatically backup images from your computer. It lets you select folders to back up and automatically uploads images from the folders when you visit the webpage ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Paul Monckton covers photography, imaging and generative AI Google Photos is testing a new feature to automatically back up only ...

Google is reportedly working on a cloud-free automatic backup feature through the Quick Share app on Windows PCs. A new information page activated in Google Play Services v26.26.33 suggests that ...

Unlike Windows or macOS, ChromeOS doesn’t offer a full backup solution. ChromeOS runs on the cloud, and all the settings and files in Google Drive are automatically synced and backed up. However, ...