Can I store all my photos in Google Drive?

“I have tons of important pictures that I want to keep in a secure cloud storage service for protection. Can I store my pictures in Google Drive? How to save all photos in Google Drive?”

Google Drive, as a topflight cloud storage solution, offers a secure platform for users to store their important files, like pictures, videos, documents, etc. It gives 15GB of free space and lets customers back up files to Google Drive in a variety of ways, using the Google Drive website, the mobile app, or the desktop app.

In the following content, we will introduce how to upload photos to Google Drive in various ways. Given the necessity, here we will show you how to download photos from Google Drive after uploading as well.

Part 1. How to save all photos in Google Drive

There are multiple ways for you to save files to Google Drive, on computers, mobile devices, and via its website. You can choose a suitable option depending on your actual situation.

Way 1. Save pictures to Google Drive using desktop app

If you are using a computer, you can save photos to Google Drive with the Google Drive client app.

1. Download and install the Drive for desktop tool on your computer, set it up, and log in to it. And click on Settings > Preferences.

2. In the My Computer segment, tap Add Folder to locate the folder where you store pictures. Then, pick the Sync with Google Drive option, and click Done.

3. Then, click Save to start uploading selected photos to Google Drive.

Way 2. Save photos in Google Drive with browser

If you don’t want to download the Google Drive desktop application, you could backup photos to Google Drive with the official website on a browser.

1. Open a web browser on your PC, go to the Google Drive page, and sign in with your Google Drive credential.

2. Tap on + New at the upper left corner, choose the File upload or Folder upload button to add your pictures to Drive.

Way 3. Backup all photos to Google Drive via mobile app

You can also upload photos to Google Drive directly on Android or iPhone. But you need to have Google Drive downloaded and installed on your phone before you can begin. Here we take backing up files to Google Drive on iPhone as an example:

1. You can install the Google Drive app from your Play Store. Run it and sign in with your account.

2. In the Files tab, press the huge + icon in the lower right corner, click on Upload to select the photos that need to be saved, and finish the upload.

You can choose one of the above methods to save photos to Google Drive, and all the uploaded items will be stored in the cloud securely. What to do if you want to download Google Drive photos? Please learn how to download pictures from Google Drive in the following chapter.

Part 2. How to download photos from Google Drive

The same as uploading pictures to Google Drive, we offer different methods of downloading files from Google Drive depending on the device you use.

Way 1. Download Google Drive photos via the website

The Google Drive website can be used as an easy way to download items from the cloud. You can download multiple or all photos from the website at once. On the Google Drive main screen, choose the photos, right-click them, and hit Download.

If you cannot download files from Google Drive, learn how to fix it from the related article or switch to another workable way below to download the photos.

Way 2. Copy Google Drive photos to PC

For how to download photos from Google Drive to the computer, you could easily copy and paste these photos from the Google Drive hard disk on your computer to a local location.

Way 3. Save photos from Google Drive to phone

You can save your photos back to your device with the Google Drive mobile app as well. How to download photos from Google Drive to iPhone or Android? You can refer to the steps below.

1. Click on the three vertical points of the picture, choose Send a copy on the pop-up screen.

2. Click Save image, and then, the photo will be saved to your phone photos app.

Bonus tips for saving photos to Google Drive

With the above complete tutorial, figuring out how to save all photos in Google Drive and how to save multiple photos from Google Drive to iPhone or other devices are as easy as pie. But it is important to note that the 15GB of free Google Drive space is only available for saving about 15,000 pictures. Worse, this free space is shared with Google Photos and Gmail. Plenty of photos will take up all your cloud space quickly. Don't worry, there are 2 useful tips for you.

Tip 1. Get unlimited Google Drive storage for photos for free

If your Google Drive storage space is insufficient, you can rely on CBackup to get unlimited Google Drive space for storing photos.

CBackup is a free cloud backup and sync service that enables you to merge numerous Google Drive accounts to gain huge, even unlimited cloud storage space without any payment. In other words, the more Google Drive accounts you have, the bigger free cloud space you can get.

The following are steps to combine accounts with CBackup:

1. Get started by applying for an account for it. Then, sign in to the CBackup desktop app.

2. Select Storage on the left panel, choose Google Drive, and hit Authorize Now. Sign in to your Google Drive account and authorize CBackup to access your Google Drive storage. Then, add other Google Drive accounts to CBackup in the same way.

★Tips:

CBackup also supports combining OneDrive accounts and Dropbox accounts.

3. After adding, click the Storage button on the left, select the + Add Combined Cloud option in the drop-down menu.

4. Tick the checkbox next to the account that you want to combine, click on Next > Combine. Then, the cloud storage combination is finished. You can backup photos to the combined cloud to enjoy the huge backup space.

Tip 2. Save Photos to an advanced cloud storage service - CBackup

If you don't have many Google Drive accounts to merge with but are seeking a huge backup space to store a lot of photos, CBackup is the way to go. You will get 5GB of free space after signing up for CBackup, and it supports you to upgrade to up to 5TB of storage space at an efficient price. In terms of security, CBackup is based on an industry-standard security framework - OAuth, and it is compliant with GDPR.

Conclusion

On this page, we have introduced how to save all photos in Google Drive and how to download all photos from Google Drive.

Although all these methods will help you to backup pictures to Google Drive, insufficient Google Drive storage will make you fail to store all photos in the cloud. Using CBackup to combine cloud storage and get more free backup space is quite easy. And backing up photos to CBackup Cloud for protection is a perfect choice as well.