From August 10, photos and videos stored in folders on your Windows or Mac will no longer automatically back up to Google Photos through Drive.Your existing Google Photos library is safe, and phone backups are unaffected. But if you regularly transfer camera photos to your laptop, you’ll need to manually enable folder backup through Google Photos on the web.There’s one catch: the browser tab needs to stay open for the backup to run.Also, turn off photo sync in Google Drive to avoid storing the same files twice and wasting your Google One storage.Here’s what you need to change today.#GooglePhotos #GoogleDrive #TechNews #GoogleOne #Photography #TechTips

Google Drive is ending its Google Photos backup feature on August 10, meaning users who rely on Drive for desktop to automatically back up photos and videos will need to change…

Google Drive will discontinue its Google Photos backup feature on August 10, 2026

Google has discontinued automatic photo and video backups from desktop folders via Drive