
Google is adding an “Upload from Drive” feature to Google Photos. How Can I Move Photos From Drive to Photos? However, any new photos uploaded to Google Photos won’t appear in Google Drive, and any new photos uploaded to Google Drive won’t appear in Google Photos. If you currently have photos in Google Photos, they’ll still be shown in the Google Drive folder in the future. If you currently have photos on Google Drive, those photos will still be shown in Google Photos in the future. Nothing’s changing for existing photos and videos. Google is already showing a notification saying your “Google Photos folder is changing.” What Happens to My Photos and Videos? Photos and videos will exist only in one place. In other words, the automatic link between the two services is being removed. Google says, “this change is designed to help prevent accidental deletion of items across products.” If you delete photos or videos from Google Drive or Google Photos, they won’t be automatically removed from the other service. New photos and videos stored in Google Drive won’t automatically be shown in Google Photos, either. According to Google’s announcement, any existing photos and videos you have in your Google Photos folder will continue to remain there in Google Drive-but no new ones will be automatically added. New photos (and videos) added to Google Photos will not appear in the Google Photos folder in Google Drive. Starting sometime in July 2019, this connection is being removed. Google says it’s heard feedback that this connection is confusing, so it’s making some changes. If you delete a photo from within Google Photos, it will also be removed from your Google Drive.

If you delete a photo from within Google Drive, it also vanishes from Google Photos.
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The Google Backup and Sync tool for Windows and Mac can sync these photos to your computer, just as it can sync your other Google Drive files.Īnd, from within Google Photos, you’ll also see photos you store in other folders in Google Drive.
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From within Google Drive, you can select a “Google Photos” folder to browse all your photos and videos. How Were Google Drive and Photos Connected?Ĭurrently, Google Drive and Google Photos are linked together.
