# Google Drive will stop backing up photos to Google Photos from August 10 2026

2026-08-10T22:43:24+00:00 | Technology | Indian Opinion Desk

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Google has confirmed that its Drive desktop app will stop supporting automatic Google Photos backup from August 10, 2026. The change removes the automatic bridge between Drive-synced folders and Google Photos, though regular file syncing through Drive will continue. Existing backups in Google Photos remain untouched. Users who want to continue automatic backups must set them up directly through Google Photos using the 'Back up folders' option or by importing from Drive. However, backups set up through the Photos website only run while the site is open in a browser, unlike the old background sync. Phone backups via the Google Photos app are not affected.

## Coverage

- timesofindia.indiatimes.com <https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/technology/tech-news/google-drive-ends-photos-backups-starting-august-10-what-users-need-to-do/articleshow/133087769.cms>

Tags: cloud backup, data management, desktop app changes, Google Drive, Google Photos
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