Back up photos & videos

Virtually back up and sync

Back upward and sync is a storage service that automatically saves your photos and videos to your Google Account. These photos and videos will exist accessible from any device where you lot are logged into your business relationship.

Benefits

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

Earlier you go started

What you need to back up photos & videos

  • Good internet connection.
  • File sizes that tin can be backed up.  Your files won't be backed upwardly if they are:
    • Photos larger than 200 MB or 150 MP
    • Videos larger than x GB.
    • Items smaller than 256 x 256.
  • File types that can be backed up.
    • Photos: .jpg, .heic, .png, .webp, .gif, and some RAW files.
    • Live photos tin can be backed upwardly if you lot 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 y'all endeavour to back up a file type not listed here, it may not work with Google Photos.

Of import: Your Google Account storage is shared across multiple products similar Google Photos, Google Bulldoze, and Gmail. If you take used all of your storage, you won't be able to back up new files.

Types of RAW files y'all tin back up

Canon
EOS-1D X Marking III, EOS-1D X Marker Ii, EOS-1D X, EOS-1Ds Marking III, EOS-1Ds Mark II, EOS-1D Marker IV, EOS-1D Mark 3, EOS-1D Mark 2, EOS-1D C, EOS-1D Mark II N, EOS 5D Mark IV, EOS 5D Mark Three, 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 Osculation X10i (EOS Insubordinate T8i/EOS 850D), EOS Buss X9i (EOS REBEL T7i/EOS 800D), EOS Kiss X8i (EOS Insubordinate T6i/EOS 750D), EOS Osculation X7i (EOS Rebel T5i/EOS 700D), EOS Buss 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 Buss X7 (EOS Rebel SL1/EOS 100D), EOS Buss X5 (EOS Rebel T3i/EOS 600D), EOS Kiss X4 (EOS Rebel T2i/EOS 550D), EOS Kiss X3 (EOS REBEL T1i/EOS 500D), EOS Buss X2 (EOS DIGITAL REBEL XSi/EOS 450D), EOS Buss X90 (EOS Insubordinate T7/EOS 2000D/EOS 1500D), EOS Kiss X80 (EOS REBEL T6/EOS 1300D), EOS Kiss X70 (EOS Insubordinate T5/EOS 1200D), EOS Kiss X50 (EOS Insubordinate T3/EOS 1100D), EOS Osculation F (EOS DIGITAL Insubordinate XS/EOS 1000D), EOS Kiss Digital X (EOS DIGITAL Rebel XTi/EOS 400D DIGITAL), EOS Kiss Digital North (EOS DIGITAL Rebel XT/EOS 350D DIGITAL), EOS Osculation Grand (EOS M50), EOS M6 Mark 2, EOS M6, EOS M5, EOS M3, EOS M2, EOS M, EOS M10, EOS M200, EOS M100, PowerShot G9 X Marker II, PowerShot G9 Ten, PowerShot G7 X Mark III, PowerShot G7 X Mark II, PowerShot G7 X, PowerShot G5 X Mark II, PowerShot G5 X, PowerShot G3 X, PowerShot G1 X Mark 3, 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
Due east-M1, E-M5, E-M10, E-P1, E-P2, E-P3, E-P5, East-PL3, Due east-PL5, E-PL7, OM-D E-M5 Mark II

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-six, NEX-7, NEX-C3, NEX-F3, RX1, RX1R, RX10, RX10 Marker Two, RX100, RX100 Mark II, RX100 Mark III, RX100 Mark 4

DNG files
All .dng files

Turn dorsum upwards & sync on or off

Before you lot first, make sure you're signed in.

  • Choose the Google Account to back upwardly photos and videos: Under "Backup business relationship", tap the business relationship proper noun.
  • Modify your upload size: Tap Upload size. Larn more than about upload sizes.
  • Support device folders: Tap Support device folders and select the folders y'all want to back up.
  • Back up on mobile data: If you don't want to wait for Wi-Fi to back upwards your videos, under "Cellular data usage," tapVideos. Charges from your service provider may utilise if you upload using your mobile network.
  • Back up while roaming: In Photos, open Settings and tap Back up & sync and then 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 data that doesn't count towards operator quotas or limits. This choice is currently available to some users on operators similar Verizon and AT&T in the US. If y'all utilize one of these operators, yous may see an option that enables fill-in for 'Wi-Fi and unrestricted mobile information'.

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

Fix a daily back up limit

Troubleshoot issues with auto backup

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

Turn off battery optimization on other Android devices

Check if your photos are backed up

  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 contour photograph or initial.
  4. You tin can view if fill-in is complete or if yous have items in await to back up. Learn how to fix backup issues.

Costs to back upwards

As of June ane, 2021, any new photos or videos you dorsum upwards 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. Learn more most photo and video fill-in options.

Each Google Account comes with 15 GB of storage.

Check your Google Account storage.

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

Related resources

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

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