A new “Upload from Drive” feature in Google Photos Any changes you make in Photos will only apply to Photos, meaning that if you upload a photo to Google Drive, it will not upload to Google Photos unless you upload it separately.ģ. Basically, Google Drive and Google Photos will not be “connected” anymore and any changes you make in Drive will only apply to Drive. Also, new photos and videos from Photos will not be added to the Google Photos folder in Drive.įrom that moment on, photos and videos you delete in Drive will not be removed from Photos and items you delete in Photos will not be removed from Drive. If you add a photo to Google Drive, it will be added to Photos (if you do not add it to the Google Photos folder in which case it will not be added to Photos!).īut, from July on new photos and videos from Drive will not automatically show in Photos. What does this mean? If sync is turned on and you add or delete files in Photos, they are automatically added or deleted in Drive. You can check if you did this here under Google Drive tab. You set this up in settings of Google Photos.Ĭurrently, you can turn on automatic sync between Google Drive and Google Photos. Automatic sync between Google Drive and Google Photos So, what does syncing mean and what will change come July?Ģ. If it is turned off, Google recommends you leave it turned off due to the upcoming changes. If it is turned on, you are syncing your Google Photos library to Google Drive. Click on Settings in the top right corner and see if you turned on “Create a Google Photos folder”.

You can check if you have this folder here. You can set this up in Google Drive settings.Ĭurrently, you have a Google Photos folder in your Google Drive account.

What can you expect and what will actually be different once the changes come into effect? See what is going to be different, how to cope with these changes and how they will affect Koofr in our blog post. Tech / Google changes the way Google Drive and Google Photos work togetherĬome 10th of July 2019, Google is rolling out some changes in how Google Drive and Google Photos work together, basically separating the two services.

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