This Google Drive service has been discontinued! Act now, or you could lose your data.

Google Drive: Until now, users had the option to select a specific folder on their computer via 'Google Drive for desktop' and back up its photos and videos directly to Google Photos.

Google Drive: In the digital world, most people save their files online, and Google Drive plays a crucial role in this. Many users rely on the Google Drive desktop app to back up everything from photos to videos to Google Photos. However, there is bad news for these users: Google has discontinued the automatic backup of photos and videos to Google Photos via 'Google Drive for desktop'.

It is important to note that following this change, any new photos or videos added to the folders you previously selected for Google Photos backup via Google Drive will no longer be automatically uploaded to Google Photos.

What is changing?

According to media reports, users previously had the facility to select a computer folder and back up its photos and videos directly to Google Photos using 'Google Drive for desktop'. This feature eliminated the need for users to manually upload photos and videos repeatedly. However, the company has now discontinued this feature. This clearly means that photos and videos from these folders will no longer be automatically uploaded to Google Photos.

However, please note that neither Google Drive nor Google Photos is shutting down; both services will continue to function exactly as before. The company has simply modified a specific feature that allowed computer photos to be backed up and saved to Google Photos via Drive.

No impact on Google Photos backup from phones

For your information, if you back up photos and videos to Google Photos solely from your smartphone, this change will not affect you. Standard backups of phone photos via the Google Photos app will continue as usual. This change specifically impacts those who relied on 'Google Drive for desktop' to back up photos and videos from computer folders to Google Photos. Continuing Photo Backups to Google Photos

Google has introduced new methods for backing up computer photos to Google Photos. If you wish to continuously back up photos and videos from a specific computer folder to Google Photos, you can select the '+' option within the Google Photos interface. From there, choose the "Back up folders" option and select the specific folder containing the photos and videos you want to back up.

Additionally, if your photos are already stored in Google Drive, you can import them into Google Photos. This provides a way to move existing photos from Drive into your Google Photos library.

What happens to previously saved photos and videos?

Following this change, users may be concerned about the fate of photos and videos already saved on the platform. According to Google, this change will not result in the deletion of photos and videos that have already been backed up to Google Photos; all existing data will remain completely safe. However, if you wish to continue backing up photos from your computer, you will need to adjust your backup settings.

Which users should pay immediate attention?

It is important to note that this change will primarily affect users who transfer photos from cameras to their computers. Users who maintain large photo collections, back up scanned photos or documents, or sync computer folders with Google Photos will need to update their settings.