If you have pictures on your computer and you want them to be uploaded to your google photos – you used to use an app called Google Photos Backup or Desktop Uploader. That is gone and it has been replaced with “Backup and Sync.” To get Backup and Sync, go to photos.google.com, click the 3-line menu and at the bottom find App Downloads.

Once it’s installed there are settings. If you leave them alone, it will upload all files in your Desktop, Documents, and Pictures sections of your computer. That’s great if you ALL the photos on your computer uploaded, but if not – or if you’ve already uploaded them, you may get lots of duplicates, and you may just be overwhelmed with the amount of photos you get. We recommend unchecking the boxes for Desktop, Documents, and Pictures. Then click the Choose Folder button and specify one folder where you will put the photos you want uploaded automatically. This can even be on an attached USB drive.

This new “Backup and Sync” is actually a Google Drive tool. It replaces the old system for Google Drive to synchronize to folders on your computer. This feature is now part of Backup and Sync. Chris promises to develop more instructions and videos on this important new software. … once she has figure it out!