Google Photos: How to Backup All Your Photos to the Cloud
Google Photos is one of the best cloud backup services on the market, and can let you put all of your photos in the cloud for free. In this quick tutorial, we show you how to start backing up your entire photo library, both on Android smartphones and tablets, and on PCs and Macs.
Want to back up your entire photo library from all your devices to the cloud? Google Photos is arguably one of the best choices you can make: the service offers free, unlimited storage of your “high quality” photos - limited to 15 GB free if you are viewing your originals. Since the switch from Flickr to a paid offer , in fact, it's hard to find better! Here's how to back up all your photos regardless of your device.
Read also: How To Transfer Data From Android Phone To New iPhone
Save your photo library in Google Photos from your smartphone or tablet
For that :
Install if you haven't already done Google Photos for Android or iOS and sign in to your Google Account
Open Google Photos and go to the menu ≡ at the top of the screen
Go to Settings> Backup & Sync and turn on Backup
Check your photos and possibly your videos to activate the backup of this content in Google Drive from your mobile data - if you do not want to wait to be connected to a WiFi network for the synchronization to start
Important :
The backup begins immediately, but not all of your photos will be immediately available in the cloud (this depends on your connection speed and the size of the photo library)
Deleting Google Photos does not de facto disable their backup in Google Drive
If you have chosen the import size High quality , your backup space is unlimited but the platform will compress your photos beyond 16 megapixels
If you choose the import size Original , the size of the backup cannot exceed 15 GB of free Google Drive storage or, if applicable, the remaining storage space that you have purchased.
Google Drive: backup your photos from your Windows PC or Mac
On your computer:
Download and install Backup and Synchronization by clicking here
Connect it to your Google account
When the application requests it, choose to save the content that interests you (photos, videos, other files, etc.)
Select the folder (s) in which your photos are located
Choose the import size in the section Photos and videos import size and click Start to start the backup
Important :
If you have chosen the import size High Quality , your backup space is unlimited but the platform will compress your photos beyond 16 megapixels.
If you choose the import size Original , the size of the backup cannot exceed the 15 GB of free Google Drive storage or, if applicable, the remaining storage space that you have purchased.
It is also possible to manually save your photos via your browser:
Go to http://drive.google.com
Click on import at the top left or directly drag your folders containing your photos (do not close the window during the transfer)
Are you using Google Photos to back up your photo library or another solution? Talk about it in the comments.
How to save photos from iPhone to PC / Mac or to a USB key adapter?
If you want to backup photos from iPhone to PC, then you need to transfer the snapshots by plugging iPhone into PC. To do this, after connecting the iPhone to the computer in Windows 10 using a USB cable, you need to:
Unlock iPhone,
The iPhone displays a message asking you if you want to "trust this computer", you must press "Trust" or "Allow to continue",
Launch the "Photos" application on Windows,
Click on "Home" then on "Import",
Select the iPhone and click on "Import" to finalize the transfer of the photos.
If you have a PC running Windows 7, you must select your iPhone in "Computer" and go to the "Apple iPhone" folder, then "Internal Storage" and "DCIM". Then all you have to do is copy and paste your iPhone photos to your PC.
To backup photos from iPhone to Mac, you need to connect iPhone to Mac using USB cable. Once the Apple devices are connected, you must:
Unlock iPhone;
The iPhone displays a message asking if you want to "trust this computer", you must press "Trust" or "Allow to continue";
The “Photos” app automatically opens on the Mac. Otherwise, open this App on the Mac;
The “Photos” app displays an import screen containing all the photos and videos that are on the connected iPhone. If not, you can click on the “Import” tab or select the iPhone from the list of devices;
Then click on the photos of your choice, then on the button "Import the selection". To import all the new photos from iPhone, just click on the “Import All New Photos” button.
To transfer and store photos without cables, you can also use an iPhone USB dongle adapter. With a dual-connector USB drive, you just need to plug the drive into the iPhone to securely store the photos.
This type of key incorporates a Lightning socket allowing it to be plugged directly into an iPhone. In addition, you also have the possibility of transferring them to a computer using the standard USB port on the key, all without having to go through synchronization software.
How to backup photos from iPhone to Google Drive or Dropbox?
To backup photos from iPhone, you can use other online storage services like Google Drive or Dropbox.
To back up photos with Google Drive, all you need to do is download the “Drive” application on an Apple smartphone. Once signed in with a Gmail account, you can access Google Drive settings. In the settings of the Drive app, select the “Photos” tab and enable automatic backup.
Please note that you must also authorize the Google Drive application to access the photos in the settings of the iPhone. To do this, go to the “Settings” menu of the iPhone and select the “Drive” app. You can then allow access to the photos by activating the slider on the iPhone. With Google Drive you benefit from a free storage space of 15 GB.
Another cloud backup app available on iOS, Dropbox. Once you've downloaded the mobile app to iPhone, you can launch the app and create a Dropbox account.
To backup iPhone photos with Dropbox, here are the steps to follow:
Open the Dropbox folder where you want to store the iPhone photos,
Press the "+" icon at the bottom of the screen,
Then click on "Upload photos",
Select the photos to import to Dropbox,
Press "Next" then the "Define location" button,
Finally, click on "Upload" to save the photos to the Dropbox online storage service.
Are you using Google Photos to back up your photo library or another solution? Talk about it in the comments.
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