How to sync and back up your images in Google Photos
Before cloud storage became widely available, people saved important files to hard drives and high-end memory cards. But this had limitations. Early phones were limited to 16GB or 32GB, sobacking up filesmore frequently was needed.
Cloud storage solves these problems when storage space is limited; the reasons could be that you’ve bought abudget-friendly phoneor installed too many applications that take up space. Depending on your chosen service, you may acquire several terabytes of space and sync those files seamlessly. One of the advantages of owning an Android phone is its easy access to Google Photos. Google Photos lets you back up pictures to your Google account; by default, Google offers 15GB storage space and more (if you decide to expand). To help everyone get started, we’ve created a guide that covers how to sync and back up Google Photos on your device.
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you could set Google Photos to automatically backup new images as they enter your gallery. But if you’re also trying to conserveyour phone’s battery health, you can opt for manual syncing; this lets you choose the photos to back up and when. To learn how this is done, we outline the steps for turning on automatic and manual image syncing with Google Photos.
How to turn on automatic synchronization
Follow these steps to sync your pictures to Google Photos automatically:
Google Photos may not start backing up files until you’re connected to a Wi-Fi network. To back up over a cellular network, tapUse data. To set the backup quality or allow backing up over mobile data, tap thesettings cogin the upper-right corner of theBackup page.
How to manually back up Google Photos
Follow these steps to back up pictures to Google Photos:
Alternatively, tap an image to open it, then tap thecloud iconin the upper-right corner of the screen (next to the star icon).
Review your Google Photos backups
The system for creating backups isn’t perfect. For example, you may accidentally lose your internet connection, have app interruptions, or select the wrong photos or albums. Always review your backups after they’re uploaded, which it’s possible to do on any web browser after you log in to that Google account.
Managing your backups and storage with Google One
The caveat to using your Google account for storage is that you must adhere to the 15GB limit. If you need to expand your storage space,subscribe to Google One. Google One is an all-in-one package for extensive cloud storage, including Google Drive, Gmail, and Photos.
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There are affordable subscription plans (ranging from 100GB to 2TB) billed monthly or annually. Otherwise, you’re able to always look intoactivating family sharingfor others to back up photos in your household as another alternative.
Never lose your photos
Although cloud storage offers several advantages, it may not be within everyone’s budget. Compared to hardware devices that you buy once and own, most cloud storage services are subscription-only. While Google Photos can use the free 15GB of space tied to your Google account, you’d have to pay into a service to gain additional space. It’s also important to remember that the 15GB of space is tied to all Google services related to your account, including Google Drive and Gmail. Fortunately, you canmaximize your Google Photos collectionto optimize your storage space, ensuring you don’t solely use the 15GB for Google Photos.
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