Google Photos is a photo-sharing and storage service that allows users to store and organize photos and videos. While available with UMS accounts, it is not supported by UMS IT and is not recommended for personal use. Photos stored here count toward your institutional storage quota.

Not authorized for sensitive institutional or FERPA data storage.

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Google Drive for Desktop: Google Photos Backup

Google Drive for Desktop no longer supports backing up photos and videos to Google Photos; users who choose to continue must use the Google Photos website, which is not supported by UMS IT and is not recommended for personal data.

Google Takeout Transfer: Copy Your UMS Google Photos to a Personal Account

Use Google Takeout Transfer to preserve your photos, videos, and albums from your UMS Google account by copying them to a personal Google account before you leave UMS.