By Chris Smith
Publication Date: 2026-08-10 16:24:00
Whether you use Google Photos for free or pay for a Google One subscription to extend storage, the app provides a useful way to back up photos and videos captured with your phone. The app can also back up media saved on a computer to the cloud, but users who rely on this somewhat automated workflow should know there’s a big change coming to the Google Photos desktop backup experience they need to prepare for. Google has changed the backup procedure, which will no longer involve the…


