Back up photos & videos

About back up and sync

Back up and sync is a storage service that automatically saves your photos and videos to your Google Account. These photos and videos will be attainable from any device where you are logged into your account.

Benefits

  • Never lose a memory: Any photos you lot take from a device with backup enabled will be saved to your Google Account.
  • Automatic sync: Any edits you make or photos you accept will be accessible beyond any device that you sign in to. If yous edit and save a photo on your phone, the photograph will await the aforementioned on Google Photos.
  • Fast and powerful search: You tin search your photos by the people (when you've enabled face grouping), places, and things in them. No tagging is required.
  • Automated creations: Bring photos to life with automatically created movies, collages, animations, and panoramas.

Before you get started

What you need to back up photos & videos

  • Skilful cyberspace connexion.
  • File sizes that tin be backed upwardly.  Your files won't be backed upward if they are:
    • Photos larger than 200 MB or 150 MP
    • Videos larger than 10 GB.
    • Items smaller than 256 x 256.
  • File types that can be backed upwardly.
    • Photos: .jpg, .heic, .png, .webp, .gif, and some RAW files.
    • Live photos can be backed up if you use the Google Photos app on your iPhone or iPad.
    • Videos: .mpg, .mod, .mmv, .tod, .wmv, .asf, .avi, .divx, .mov, .m4v, .3gp, .3g2, .mp4, .m2t, .m2ts, .mts, and .mkv files.

If y'all try to support a file type not listed here, it may not piece of work with Google Photos.

Of import: Your Google Business relationship storage is shared across multiple products like Google Photos, Google Bulldoze, and Gmail. If y'all have used all of your storage, you won't be able to support new files.

Types of RAW files you can support

Canon
EOS-1D X Mark III, EOS-1D X Marking II, EOS-1D X, EOS-1Ds Mark III, EOS-1Ds Marking II, EOS-1D Mark Four, EOS-1D Mark III, EOS-1D Marker 2, EOS-1D C, EOS-1D Marker II Northward, EOS 5D Mark IV, EOS 5D Mark III, EOS 5D Mark II, EOS 5D, EOS 5Ds, EOS 5Ds R, EOS R5, EOS 6D Mark Two, EOS 6D, EOS R6, EOS R, EOS Ra, EOS RP, EOS 7D Marking II, EOS 7D, EOS 90D, EOS 80D, EOS 70D, EOS 60D, EOS 60Da, EOS 50D, EOS 40D, EOS 30D, EOS 20D, EOS 20Da, EOS 9000D (EOS 77D), EOS 8000D (EOS Insubordinate T6S/EOS 760D), EOS Kiss X10i (EOS Insubordinate T8i/EOS 850D), EOS Osculation X9i (EOS Rebel T7i/EOS 800D), EOS Buss X8i (EOS Rebel T6i/EOS 750D), EOS Kiss X7i (EOS REBEL T5i/EOS 700D), EOS Buss X6i (EOS Insubordinate T4i/EOS 650D), EOS Kiss X10 (EOS Insubordinate SL3/EOS 250D/EOS 200D Two), EOS Kiss X9 (EOS REBEL SL2/EOS 200D), EOS Kiss X7 (EOS Insubordinate SL1/EOS 100D), EOS Kiss X5 (EOS Insubordinate T3i/EOS 600D), EOS Kiss X4 (EOS REBEL T2i/EOS 550D), EOS Kiss X3 (EOS REBEL T1i/EOS 500D), EOS Kiss X2 (EOS DIGITAL Insubordinate XSi/EOS 450D), EOS Kiss X90 (EOS Insubordinate T7/EOS 2000D/EOS 1500D), EOS Buss X80 (EOS REBEL T6/EOS 1300D), EOS Kiss X70 (EOS REBEL T5/EOS 1200D), EOS Buss X50 (EOS REBEL T3/EOS 1100D), EOS Kiss F (EOS DIGITAL Rebel XS/EOS 1000D), EOS Buss Digital X (EOS DIGITAL Rebel XTi/EOS 400D DIGITAL), EOS Buss Digital Due north (EOS DIGITAL Insubordinate XT/EOS 350D DIGITAL), EOS Osculation M (EOS M50), EOS M6 Mark II, EOS M6, EOS M5, EOS M3, EOS M2, EOS M, EOS M10, EOS M200, EOS M100, PowerShot G9 Ten Marker II, PowerShot G9 X, PowerShot G7 X Mark III, PowerShot G7 X Marking Ii, PowerShot G7 X, PowerShot G5 X Marker Ii, PowerShot G5 X, PowerShot G3 X, PowerShot G1 X Marker III, PowerShot G1 X Mark II, PowerShot G1 X, PowerShot G16, PowerShot G15, PowerShot G12, PowerShot G11, PowerShot G10, PowerShot S120, PowerShot S110, PowerShot S100, PowerShot S95, PowerShot S90, PowerShot SX70 HS, PowerShot SX60 HS, PowerShot SX50 HS, PowerShot SX1 IS

Fuji
X100

Nikon
1AW1, 1J1, 1J2, 1J3, 1J4, 1S1, 1S2, 1V1, 1V2, 1V3, D3, D3X, D4, D4S, D40, D40X, D50, D60, D70, D70s, D80, D90, D200, D300, D300s, D600, D610, D700, D750, D800, D800E, D810, D3000, D3100, D3200, D3300, D5000, D5100, D5200, D5300, D5500, D7000, D7100, D7200, Df
Coolpix: A, P7800

Olympus
E-M1, E-M5, Due east-M10, East-P1, E-P2, Eastward-P3, Due east-P5, E-PL3, Eastward-PL5, E-PL7, OM-D East-M5 Mark Two

Panasonic
CM1, FZ300, G70, GF1, GF3, GF5, GF7, GH3, GH4, GM1, GM5, GX1, GX8, LX5, LX7, LX100

Sony
A7, A7R, A7S, A7 Mark Two, A55, A58, A65, A77, A77 Mark II, A99, A700, A3000, A5000, A5100, A6000, QX1, NEX-5, NEX-5N, NEX-5R, NEX-vi, NEX-7, NEX-C3, NEX-F3, RX1, RX1R, RX10, RX10 Marker Ii, RX100, RX100 Mark 2, RX100 Mark III, RX100 Mark 4

DNG files
All .dng files

Turn back up & sync on or off

Earlier you start, brand certain you're signed in.

  • Choose the Google Business relationship to back up photos and videos: Under "Backup account", tap the business relationship name.
  • Change your upload size: Tap Upload size. Learn more than about upload sizes.
  • Back up device folders: Tap Dorsum up device folders and select the folders yous want to back up.
  • Support on mobile data: If you don't want to wait for Wi-Fi to back upward your videos, nether "Cellular data usage," tapVideos. Charges from your service provider may apply if you lot upload using your mobile network.
  • Back up while roaming: In Photos, open up Settings and tap Back up & sync and then Jail cell data usage and turn on Back up while roaming.

Back up with unrestricted data

Some mobile operators provide admission to 'unrestricted mobile data,' which is information that doesn't count towards operator quotas or limits. This pick is currently available to some users on operators like Verizon and AT&T in the US. If yous use one of these operators, you may see an option that enables backup for 'Wi-Fi and unrestricted mobile information'.

Important: Admission to unrestricted information may be limited to 5G.

Gear up a daily back up limit

Troubleshoot bug with automobile fill-in

Important: Dorsum upwardly & sync might not work well if you have bombardment optimization turned on for the Photos app. If you lot take this event, you tin can turn off bombardment optimization.

Turn off bombardment optimization on other Android devices

Check if your photos are backed up

  1. On your Android telephone or tablet, open the Google Photos app Photos.
  2. Sign in to your Google Account.
  3. At the acme right, tap your account contour photo or initial.
  4. You tin view if backup is complete or if you lot have items in expect to back up. Learn how to set up fill-in problems.

Costs to back up

As of June one, 2021, any new photos or videos you back up in Storage saver quality (previously named High quality) or Express quality will count toward your Google Account storage. Photos and videos backed up in Original quality volition continue to count toward your Google Account storage. Larn more about photo and video backup options.

Each Google Account comes with xv GB of storage.

Check your Google Business relationship storage.

Important: Any photos or videos you've backed upwardly in High quality or Express quality before June 1, 2021 won't count toward your Google Business relationship storage.

Related resource

  • Download photos or videos to your device
  • Stop syncing Google Drive files with Backup and Sync
  • How your Google storage works

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