If you feel like you’re going to run out of cloud storage space, and you don’t care about backing up photos and videos at the best quality possible, try Google’s Storage saver mode. When backing up, it automatically scales down photos and videos to help you save cloud storage space at a respectable quality level. Photos get scaled down to 16MP, and videos stay at 1080p. This only works for new uploads, though, so the sooner you enable this feature, the better off you’ll be. Go to Settings > Backup > Photo and Video Quality and switch to Storage Saver.
Use Hide Faces to stop Google Photos from resurfacing photos of your ex
Credit: Khamosh PathakPreferences > Memories > Hide Faces. Then, choose the faces that you want to block.
There is a hidden setting that does let you back up and sync locked photos securely. Even after they are synced to the cloud and other devices, they will continue to stay in the Locked Folder. If it's not already set up, go to the Collections tab, swipe all the way to the bottom, and choose Locked Folder. During setup, you can enable the cloud backup feature. Alternatively, open the Locked Folder, tap the Cloud icon on the top toolbar, and enable Back up Locked Folder.
Save space by compressing already uploaded photos and videos
Credit: Khamosh PathakThe days of unlimited media backup on Google Photos are long gone. If you’re on the free 15GB Google plan, you might run out of storage entirely by backing up your entire photo library—which then leads to interruptions in services like Gmail and Google Drive. If you want to make do with the free storage that you have (or you don’t want to upgrade to a more expensive plan), try "Recover Storage" first. It sifts through the photos and videos that you've already uploaded and compresses them to the same quality as the Storage Saver mode I talked about above. For this to work, you'll need to visit the Google Photos website. From the sidebar, choose Storage, and click Learn More under Recover Storage. Tick the I Understand checkbox and click Compress existing photos & videos to get started.
Use this setting to make sure you’re backing up all important folders
Credit: Khamosh PathakDefault backup > Device folders, choose the folders you want to back up, and deselect ones you want to skip.
Use the Storage Management feature to clean up blurry photos, large videos, and screenshots
Credit: Khamosh PathakManage storage. This opens up the Google One storage management screen where you can get rid of large attachments and files as well. But what I find more interesting is the Google Photos option in the "Clean up by service" section. Here, Google will intelligently suggest photos and videos to delete, categorized in tabs on top. This includes large video files, duplicate photos, screenshots that you don’t need, and more. Choose the photos you want to delete, and then tap Delete at the top.
If you’re purging your Google Photos library to reclaim some space, you might be stumped. You just deleted a bunch of photos and videos, but your cloud storage numbers haven't dropped. That’s because deleting a photo or video doesn’t actually remove it from your account, at least not yet. Google stores media for up to 30 days, in case you want to retrieve it later on. To completely get rid of deleted media, scroll to the bottom, find the Collections section, and choose Trash (or Bin). Here, tap the three-dot menu button, choose Empty Bin, and confirm using the Delete Permanently option.
Bring back classic search by disabling "Ask Photos"
Credit: Khamosh PathakPreferences > Gemini features in Photos and disable the Ask Photos feature. And while you’re here, you can choose to disable all Gemini features in Google Photos as well.
Schedule incremental Google Takeout exports to securely back up data locally
Credit: Khamosh PathakNow, Google has introduced incremental exports. This means that only data created since the last export will be downloaded. Go to the Google Takeout website, sign in with your account, and only select Google Photos from the list. Then, choose the albums and media to export and hit Next. In the Frequency section, choose the Export every month for 1 year, or the Export every 2 months for 1 year option. Make sure to switch to the Only new and updated items option to turn on the incremental feature.
Switch to Amazon Photos for automatic desktop upload
If you want the feature, switch to Amazon Photos on your computer instead. The dedicated desktop app uploads photos and videos from any folder, in the background. If you have Amazon Prime, you can upload unlimited photos for free, as well as 5GB of videos.
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