Google Photos can now automatically back up your photos on the web

Google Photos on the web will now let you automatically backup images from your computer thanks to the latest update. The feature will let you pick folders to back up and will automatically upload the images in them when you visit the page in your browser.

Previously, when you were using the web version of Google Photos, you needed to manually select and upload images from your computer if you wished to back them up in the cloud. This hassle is no more thanks to this new update which will allow you to automate this process.


Once you have it set up, the feature will show the selected folder in the Folder backup pop-up window. The window will indicate the backup size and number of files uploaded. You can, of course, also choose to remove the selected folder by clicking the three-dot menu button next to it.

In order to work though, you need to be visiting Google Photos' webpage now and then to back the folders up.

This may not be as convenient as the background uploads in Google Drive, but it's way better than just manually uploading images from your computer. I am a big fan of allowing people to choose automation when possible, and backing up photos is a great thing to automate.

Google Photos has been getting loads of nice additions to its feature set recently. I really like the option to tell AI-generated images apart from real ones that Google is currently working on, for example. Google Photos is also working on adding a Timeline feature instead of Memories, which is also pretty interesting.