If you currently have photos in Google Photos, they’ll still be shown in the Google Drive folder in the future. 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.
One source stated that show Google Photos in Google Drive 1 Open your computer, go to drive., and google., and com. 3 Next to “Create a Google Photos folder,” turn on “Automatically put your Google Photos into a folder in My Drive”.
What happens to my files if I move Google Photos to drive?
Any files and folders you have in Drive will remain. Check if you have a “Google Photos’ folder in My Drive. If you have a “Google Photos” folder with subfolders for years and months, you used to sync your Google Photos library to Google Drive. Any photos and videos you have in Drive will remain.
What is Google Drive and how do I use it?
Google Drive is a cloud storage service, meaning you can upload any kind of file to it. That includes photos and videos. You can upload any photo, or even a folder full of photos, to Google Drive using the Upload button, or by simply dragging the files to your Google Drive window.
Where do google photos get saved?
If you shared the photos with their via Google Photos App, all photos exist as a shared album in the cloud of Google Photos, not in the app on mobile. Then, if you clicked the “save” button above the picture, those photos are saved in your Google Photos library of the cloud (in your Google account), not in the storage of mobile.
The next thing we wondered was why aren’t my photos or videos backed up to Google Photos?
Your missing photos or videos may not be backed up to Google Photos. Your backup settings are important to how and when Google Photos backs up your items. At the top right, tap your account profile photo or initial Photos settings. Tap Back up & sync.
Why won’t my photos upload to Google Photos?
For example, if you upload a photo to Google Drive, it will not upload to Google Photos unless you upload it separately. Any files and folders you have in Drive will remain. Check if you have a “Google Photos’ folder in My Drive.
At the top right, tap your account profile photo or initial Photos settings. Tap Back up & sync.
How to recover deleted photos from Google Photos?
Step 1 : Launch your Google Photos apps on your mobile device. Step 2: Make sure that you have login your Gmail account. Step 4: Under Settings, locate “Backup and Sync” and then tap it for you to see the following options. Account – You have to make sure that the Account listed is the same as the one you see in your Google Photos.