![]() ![]() Much like Dropbox's camera upload feature, you can use this as a local backup to what's being held in the cloud. With this system, you now have a folder on your computer that's filled with every photo that you've added to Google Photos. The Google Photos folder itself shouldn't be all that large, though - multiple years of photo backups was only 12GB for us. If you're low on space on your computer's internal storage (or just don't care to have anything but Google Photos synced), consider the selective syncing options in the Google Drive app's preferences, where you can choose to only pull down specific folders to your local machine. ![]() If you're not familiar with the app, it keeps a folder on your computer in sync with the cloud, so that any changes made on one side are reflected on the other. Once installed, it will start syncing everything - including that Google Photos folder - down to your computer. You can download it from Google right here for your Mac or PC. The next step in getting these photos down to your computer for a local copy is using the Google Drive desktop application. ![]()
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