There's bad news if you like to back up your media to Google Photos via the Drive desktop app. Here's what you need to know.

The Drive app will stop syncing to Google Photos ...

Backup feature ending: Google will remove Google Photos backup support from the Drive desktop app on August 10, 2026, with new folder setups blocked from June 15. Alternative options: Users can switch ...

After transferring your videos and photos to an external storage device, you can confidently remove them from Google Photos without worrying about permanent loss. We're approaching the ...

I’ve been a Google Drive user for well over a decade but have been playing with the idea of de-Googling my life for a while now. I’ve tried several times, but I keep coming back to the company’s apps ...