Back up photos from your camera or phone
To upload photos from an SD card, camera, or mobile device, you can save
them to Google Drive instead of your Chromebook’s hard drive. When you
use Google Drive, you can see and edit your photos on your Chromebook or
phone.
Back up photos
- On your Chromebook, the Files app will open
.
- Click Import
.
- Your Chromebook will automatically find photos that you haven’t saved to Google Drive. Sometimes, this scan will take a while.
- In the window that appears, click Back up.
- When your Chromebook is done backing up your photos, you'll see Import done
.
If your Files app doesn't open automatically:
- In the corner of your screen, click the Launcher
Up arrow
.
- Click Files
- Click the name of your SD card or phone, then open the DCIM folder.
Find your photos
After you back up your photos, you can find them in two places:
- In Google Drive, in a folder called “Chrome OS Cloud Backup"
- In Google Photos
Photos added to Google Drive can be used with Google Photos, including in animations and albums. Because these photos are added to Google Drive, they’ll use storage quota, unlike photos uploaded to Google Photos. Learn how Google Drive and Google Photos work together.
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