What you see on the next page will depend on the service you’re dealing with. Choose the platform you want to source your stuff from and Google will redirect you to that platform’s login page, where you’ll have to type in your credentials. Click Upload and from the emerging menu pick Copy from other services. The app will ask where you want the copies of your pics to live-check the box next to Back up to Google Photos and finish by hitting Done.įinally, if you’re moving images from Facebook, iCloud, Pixieset, or Pic-Time, Google Photos has a built-in feature to make the switch seamless. Click Add folder and choose the location you want synced to the cloud. Just open the app, click the cog icon in the top right and go to Preferences. It lets you specify certain folders on your computer that will automatically sync with Google Photos, which means that everything you add to those folders will have a copy in the cloud you can access from anywhere. If you’d rather do this another way, click Upload, then Computer at the top of the Google Photos web interface, and upload your files.įor an even easier way to move your photos to the cloud, download the Google Drive desktop app (free for Windows and macOS). First, load up Google Photos in your browser, then simply drag files and folders across from File Explorer (Windows) or Finder (macOS). Google Photos lives on the web, and you’ve got a couple of options for getting pics and vids up into the cloud. If you want to narrow down the results, you can choose the year and the places where the pictures were taken, as well.Importing images to Google’s cloud storage It shows the faces of people that usually appear in your photos as clickable options, so you can see all the photos they've appeared in.

The company has also released a redesigned version of its Photos app for iOS and the web, which now let you search for people, places and years. You'll just have sure you're running macOS Big Sur or later to be able to access the application.

Within the app, you'll find a dedicated tab where you can rent and purchase content, as well. The Verge reports that the app will let you choose the quality of the video you're streaming or downloading, and it supports native macOS features such as Picture-in-Picture and AirPlay. You can use the app to download videos for offline viewing on your computer, which sounds especially useful for long business trips and vacations. Amazon has released a Prime Video app for Mac, and you can now get it for free from the App Store.

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