Google Photos stores your photos and videos in “the cloud” — this is just tech-talk for online storage. In the past, you might have plugged your phone or camera into your computer and laboriously transferred all your photos and videos. From there, you might have backed up your computer on an external hard drive.
You may be asking “Where google photos stored?”
Concluding: most are stored on Drive, but with free copies on Photos (up to July 2019). And a recent minority is stored on Photos with no copies on Drive. There may be a library-gap on Photos between July 2019 and the day you did start with Photos yourself.
With that turned on, all the photos and videos from your Google Photos account will also be accessible from your Drive . All your media will be saved in the folder named Google Photos, saved in the root location of your Drive account.
Google Photos Home for all your photos and videos, automatically organized and easy to share.
How can I see my photos and videos from Google Photos?
You will see your photos and videos from Google Photos in Google Drive. Google Photos has a “Google Photos library” where you can see uploaded photos and videos using Google Photos or Google+. Download and install Google Drive app on your Android or i. OS device from the App store & launch it. Open Google Drives app on your Android or i, and os device.
All you have to do is turn the option for Google Drive on in the settings for Google Photos. With that turned on, all the photos and videos from your Google Photos account will also be accessible from your Drive. All your media will be saved in the folder named Google Photos, saved in the root location of your Drive account.
How do I find the location of my photos on Android?
On your Android phone or tablet, open Google Photos. At the top right, tap your account profile photo or initial Photos settings Location Location sources. Tap View and manage estimated locations. If you share a photo with Google Photos, the location of your photo may be shared if you added it, changed it, or if it was provided by your camera.
How many items are there in Google Photos?
You can find the exact number of items in Google Photos as follows: 1 Go to the Gmail app on a mobile device. 2 Tap “Compose” (+ icon) to create a new mail. 3 Tap the paperclip > Add item. 4 Tap the main menu (hamburger icon in left upper corner) > Photos. It now says how many items there are in Photos. I checked this on two test accounts.