Back up photos & videos

Near support and sync

Support and sync is a storage service that automatically saves your photos and videos to your Google Business relationship. These photos and videos will exist accessible from any device where yous are logged into your account.

Benefits

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

Before you get started

What you demand to dorsum upwardly photos & videos

  • Skillful cyberspace connection.
  • File sizes that can be backed up.  Your files won't be backed up 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 tin can exist backed up.
    • Photos: .jpg, .heic, .png, .webp, .gif, and some RAW files.
    • Alive photos tin can exist backed up if you utilise 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 you endeavor to back upwards a file type not listed here, it may not work with Google Photos.

Important: Your Google Account storage is shared beyond multiple products like Google Photos, Google Bulldoze, and Gmail. If y'all take used all of your storage, y'all won't be able to back upwardly new files.

Types of RAW files you tin back up

Canon
EOS-1D Ten Marker 3, EOS-1D 10 Mark 2, EOS-1D X, EOS-1Ds Marking 3, EOS-1Ds Mark Two, EOS-1D Marker IV, EOS-1D Mark Three, EOS-1D Mark Ii, EOS-1D C, EOS-1D Mark II Due north, EOS 5D Mark IV, EOS 5D Mark III, EOS 5D Mark II, EOS 5D, EOS 5Ds, EOS 5Ds R, EOS R5, EOS 6D Mark Ii, EOS 6D, EOS R6, EOS R, EOS Ra, EOS RP, EOS 7D Mark Two, 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 REBEL T6S/EOS 760D), EOS Kiss X10i (EOS REBEL T8i/EOS 850D), EOS Kiss X9i (EOS REBEL T7i/EOS 800D), EOS Kiss X8i (EOS Rebel T6i/EOS 750D), EOS Buss X7i (EOS Insubordinate T5i/EOS 700D), EOS Kiss X6i (EOS REBEL T4i/EOS 650D), EOS Kiss X10 (EOS REBEL SL3/EOS 250D/EOS 200D II), EOS Kiss X9 (EOS Insubordinate SL2/EOS 200D), EOS Kiss X7 (EOS REBEL SL1/EOS 100D), EOS Kiss X5 (EOS Rebel 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 Buss X90 (EOS REBEL T7/EOS 2000D/EOS 1500D), EOS Kiss X80 (EOS Insubordinate T6/EOS 1300D), EOS Kiss X70 (EOS Insubordinate T5/EOS 1200D), EOS Kiss X50 (EOS Insubordinate T3/EOS 1100D), EOS Buss F (EOS DIGITAL REBEL XS/EOS 1000D), EOS Kiss Digital X (EOS DIGITAL REBEL XTi/EOS 400D DIGITAL), EOS Kiss Digital Due north (EOS DIGITAL REBEL XT/EOS 350D DIGITAL), EOS Osculation Grand (EOS M50), EOS M6 Mark Two, EOS M6, EOS M5, EOS M3, EOS M2, EOS M, EOS M10, EOS M200, EOS M100, PowerShot G9 X Mark II, PowerShot G9 X, PowerShot G7 10 Mark Iii, PowerShot G7 X Mark Two, PowerShot G7 X, PowerShot G5 X Mark 2, PowerShot G5 10, PowerShot G3 X, PowerShot G1 X Marking III, PowerShot G1 X Mark Two, 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
Due east-M1, E-M5, E-M10, Due east-P1, East-P2, E-P3, Eastward-P5, E-PL3, E-PL5, Due east-PL7, OM-D East-M5 Mark 2

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

Sony
A7, A7R, A7S, A7 Marker 2, A55, A58, A65, A77, A77 Marking Two, A99, A700, A3000, A5000, A5100, A6000, QX1, NEX-5, NEX-5N, NEX-5R, NEX-6, NEX-7, NEX-C3, NEX-F3, RX1, RX1R, RX10, RX10 Mark II, RX100, RX100 Mark 2, RX100 Marking Iii, RX100 Marker 4

DNG files
All .dng files

Plough dorsum upward & sync on or off

Before you kickoff, brand sure you're signed in.

  • Choose the Google Account to back upward photos and videos: Under "Fill-in account", tap the business relationship name.
  • Change your upload size: Tap Upload size. Acquire more nigh upload sizes.
  • Support device folders: Tap Support device folders and select the folders you desire to dorsum up.
  • Back up on mobile information: If you don't desire to expect for Wi-Fi to back up your videos, under "Cellular data usage," tapVideos. Charges from your service provider may employ if you upload using your mobile network.
  • Back up while roaming: In Photos, open Settings and tap Back upwardly & sync and then Prison cell data usage and plough on Back upwards while roaming.

Back up with unrestricted data

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

Important: Access to unrestricted data may be limited to 5G.

Gear up a daily back up limit

Troubleshoot problems with automobile backup

Important: Back up & sync might not work well if you have battery optimization turned on for the Photos app. If you take this outcome, you can turn off battery optimization.

Turn off battery optimization on other Android devices

Cheque if your photos are backed upwardly

  1. On your Android phone or tablet, open the Google Photos app Photos.
  2. Sign in to your Google Account.
  3. At the top right, tap your account profile photo or initial.
  4. Y'all can view if backup is consummate or if you take items in wait to back upwardly. Acquire how to set backup issues.

Costs to support

Equally of June ane, 2021, any new photos or videos you support in Storage saver quality (previously named High quality) or Express quality will count toward your Google Account storage. Photos and videos backed upwards in Original quality will continue to count toward your Google Account storage. Learn more about photo and video fill-in options.

Each Google Account comes with 15 GB of storage.

Check your Google Account storage.

Important: Whatever photos or videos yous've backed up in High quality or Express quality before June i, 2021 won't count toward your Google Account storage.

Related resources

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

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