Google Photos is an unlimited cloud storage service that can be a great ally to free up space on your computer. Although the mobile version is more famous, Google also offers the platform on the PC for free. Just upload your multimedia library to the company's servers and then delete the offline content from the notebook or desktop.
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The unlimited space of Google Photos applies to photos up to 16 megapixels and videos with maximum resolution Full HD. If the material is heavier than that, the service performs an automatic compression. Here are two ways to use Google Photos to back up and recover precious gigabytes from your hard drive.
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The web version of Google Photos offers the most practical way to manually backup images and videos from your computer. The procedure requires a Google account, the Google Chrome browser and the computer always on, without going to sleep. In addition, photos must be at least 75 MB and resolution between 256 x 256 pixels and 100 MP; and videos of a maximum of 10 GB.
Step 1. Go to photos.google in Chrome and log in with your Google account (the same as Gmail). Mark the photos or videos you want to keep in the cloud and drag them into the Google Photos window in your browser. The upload starts automatically and continues only if the browser remains open.
When the transfer is complete, Google Photos gives you the option of moving the content to an album with one click;
Move photos and videos to Google Photos on the web Photo: Reproduo / Paulo Alves
Step 2. Then, just delete the photos from the computer and empty the trash. The files will not be removed from Google Photos.
Remove photos and empty the trash Photo: Reproduo / Paulo Alves
Backup and Sync is a tool that replaced the PC version of Google Drive. The program allows you to upload data continuously to the Google cloud, as new images and videos are stored on the computer. Configured correctly, it can power your personal backup in the cloud automatically, allowing you to free up space on your hard drive at any time.
Step 1. Download Google Photos to your PC via Backup and Sync and log in with your Google account;
Log in to Backup and Sync using your Google account Photo: Reproduo / Paulo Alves
Step 2. In the menu that corresponds to your computer, check the system images folder to perform automatic backup. If there are other folders with photos and videos for backup, add them in the Choose folder option;
Select image and video folders to backup Photo: Reproduo / Paulo Alves
Step 3. Scroll down and select the option High quality (free unlimited storage) to save content to the Google cloud without worrying about space. Then, further down, select the option Do not remove items in all locations. This choice ensures that you can recover deleted photos saved in the Google cloud.
Press the Ok button to finish the configuration and start the upload;
Configure the backup of Google Photo: Reproduo / Paulo Alves
Step 4. Backup and Sync is accessible from the icon located in the Windows app tray or macOS toolbar. Click to get the transfer status. When the upload is complete, the program displays the message Updated.
Follow the upload in the system tray Photo: Reproduo / Paulo Alves
Finally, delete all photos and videos from the computer. The content is safe to retrieve later on Google Photos.
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