Question GOOGLE PHOTOS - Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra

When I check the google photos app under photo settings/ back up & sync/ /back up device folders I don't see all the albums in my S22 gallery. Is anyone else having this problem?

jizreal said:
When I check the google photos app under photo settings/ back up & sync/ /back up device folders I don't see all the albums in my S22 gallery. Is anyone else having this problem?
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That's known problem that users have with Google photos. I've looked into this on other forums. Google is not looking into fixing this any time soon.
I've tried multiple things but they really don't apply to what we are trying to do. For example i have a DJI (DRONE) folder that i want to back up but it's not even an option to select.
The only fix was to create a new folder in your "pictures" folder using a file explorer, and then transfer the pictures you want back up into that folder. Google photos will read the folders that are inside your "pictures" folder. You should now be able to backup that newly created folder. Hope that helps

I also wish there was a way to remove screenshots to be automatically backed up, unfortunately with Google photos there is no option to deselect the screenshot folder. Google photos is awesome in so many ways but these quirks are very annoying

mmafighter077 said:
I also wish there was a way to remove screenshots to be automatically backed up, unfortunately with Google photos there is no option to deselect the screenshot folder. Google photos is awesome in so many ways but these quirks are very annoying
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Not sure what you mean, but Photos does detect images in the screenshots folder.

maybe the 100GB one drive offer is better than. anyone know if it syncs perfectly??

The problem is with Samsung phones. On previous phone Huawei, I didn't had this issue. Because in DCIM folder were only photos that I took. Everything else were in Pictures folder.
This is really annoying!

chillsen said:
maybe the 100GB one drive offer is better than. anyone know if it syncs perfectly??
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I use OneDrive and it works for me. It can be a bit confusing though so this explanation of how it works for me unfortunately must be a bit long. I do backup all except one or two folders on my computer to OneDrive. I don't remember the settings I might have initially put on OneDrive but here is what happens with my photos.
When I take a photo on my phone or do a screen capture on the phone, OD immediately uploads those to the cloud and then downloads them into a folder I have on my computer called "Camera Roll". So, within a few seconds to a minute of taking a photo or screenshot on my phone, those are available on my computer in the Camera Roll folder. Oddly when I then look at my pictures in OD, the photo will be saved there, but the screenshot will not. So even though OD syncs screenshots from my phone up to the cloud and then down to my Camera Roll folder on my computer, OD does not seem to save the screenshots in the cloud storage. But I end up with screenshots both on my phone and on my computer, so this is OK for me.
When someone sends me a photo in a message or email, those seem to get backed up by OD also. If I click the OD option to show photos from all folders, I do see those photos that were sent to me. I do get messages and emails both on my phone and on my computer, so I am not sure if it matters to OD if I first look at a photo received in a message on my computer or on my phone.
Once a photo is on my computer, if I edit it and save it to another folder on the computer, that copy will be backed up by OD also.
It gets interesting when deleting photos.
If I delete a photo from the Camera Roll folder on my computer, it is deleted from OD cloud storage also, but it is left in my gallery app on my phone. Of course, if I open OD on my phone and look, the photo is not there as it has been deleted from cloud storage.
If I delete a photo from my gallery app on my phone, as long as this photo has already been uploaded by OD, the only place it is deleted is on my phone. I like this because I can delete photos off my phone, but they stay in OD cloud storage and in my Camera Roll folder on my computer.
If I delete a photo in OD that has been previously uploaded from my phone’s camera and put into my computer’s Camera Roll folder, it is removed from OD and from the computer’s Camera Roll folder. It is left in my phone's gallery app though.
Hope this helps.

Will_T said:
I use OneDrive and it works for me. It can be a bit confusing though so this explanation of how it works for me unfortunately must be a bit long. I do backup all except one or two folders on my computer to OneDrive. I don't remember the settings I might have initially put on OneDrive but here is what happens with my photos.
When I take a photo on my phone or do a screen capture on the phone, OD immediately uploads those to the cloud and then downloads them into a folder I have on my computer called "Camera Roll". So, within a few seconds to a minute of taking a photo or screenshot on my phone, those are available on my computer in the Camera Roll folder. Oddly when I then look at my pictures in OD, the photo will be saved there, but the screenshot will not. So even though OD syncs screenshots from my phone up to the cloud and then down to my Camera Roll folder on my computer, OD does not seem to save the screenshots in the cloud storage. But I end up with screenshots both on my phone and on my computer, so this is OK for me.
When someone sends me a photo in a message or email, those seem to get backed up by OD also. If I click the OD option to show photos from all folders, I do see those photos that were sent to me. I do get messages and emails both on my phone and on my computer, so I am not sure if it matters to OD if I first look at a photo received in a message on my computer or on my phone.
Once a photo is on my computer, if I edit it and save it to another folder on the computer, that copy will be backed up by OD also.
It gets interesting when deleting photos.
If I delete a photo from the Camera Roll folder on my computer, it is deleted from OD cloud storage also, but it is left in my gallery app on my phone. Of course, if I open OD on my phone and look, the photo is not there as it has been deleted from cloud storage.
If I delete a photo from my gallery app on my phone, as long as this photo has already been uploaded by OD, the only place it is deleted is on my phone. I like this because I can delete photos off my phone, but they stay in OD cloud storage and in my Camera Roll folder on my computer.
If I delete a photo in OD that has been previously uploaded from my phone’s camera and put into my computer’s Camera Roll folder, it is removed from OD and from the computer’s Camera Roll folder. It is left on my phone though.
Hope this helps.
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this is what i was worried about. i am trying to find an auto backup strategy where it backs it up maybe weekly. i take a lot of photos and that means i also sift through and delete many so syncing cloud and pc would be a headache. i have my phone san-photos/video already auto backed up to my samsung cloud so i'm just looking for a media sync that works for my needs. thanks for sharing.

chillsen said:
this is what i was worried about. i am trying to find an auto backup strategy where it backs it up maybe weekly. i take a lot of photos and that means i also sift through and delete many so syncing cloud and pc would be a headache. i have my phone san-photos/video already auto backed up to my samsung cloud so i'm just looking for a media sync that works for my needs. thanks for sharing.
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Yes, because all photos taken get uploaded right away, and deleting a photo from the camera app does not delete it from OD, you end up with a lot of photos saved in OD that you don't really want. So yes, if you take hundreds of photos, this would be a pain. I am not sure of all the settings in OD though. Maybe you can have it backup only periodically or set it so a photo deleted on the phone also gets deleted from OD?

If I take a photo, it's not uploaded till I open photos: is this normal?

thegios said:
If I take a photo, it's not uploaded till I open photos: is this normal?
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I am using OneDrive and immediately after I take a photo, that photo is uploaded to OD and downloaded to the Camera Roll folder on my Windows computer.
If I take photos on a hike in the woods and have no service, as soon as I get reconnected to cell service or wifi, the photos are uploaded.

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[Q] Unable to see photos transferred from Galaxy Nexus into Nexus 5 in Gallery

Hi, I am not sure if this is an old issue, but I tried to search in XDA and Google but could not find anyone experiencing the same issue as me.
I have used Galaxy Nexus and Galaxy S3, and transferring photos between them will still allow me to view the photos in Gallery. But recently when I got the Nexus 5, I transferred some photos over from Galaxy Nexus into the exact same folder where the photos will be saved from the camera, but it does not show up in the Gallery.
I was wondering if it is because the Gallery detects that the photo is not taken from the device, and therefore will not show in the Gallery?
Appreciate your help. Thanks in advance!
ZerReaper said:
Hi, I am not sure if this is an old issue, but I tried to search in XDA and Google but could not find anyone experiencing the same issue as me.
I have used Galaxy Nexus and Galaxy S3, and transferring photos between them will still allow me to view the photos in Gallery. But recently when I got the Nexus 5, I transferred some photos over from Galaxy Nexus into the exact same folder where the photos will be saved from the camera, but it does not show up in the Gallery.
I was wondering if it is because the Gallery detects that the photo is not taken from the device, and therefore will not show in the Gallery?
Appreciate your help. Thanks in advance!
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No - the gallery doesn't care about that.
Which folder did you copy the pictures into? Can you browse to that folder using an explorer app? (check to make sure there is no .nomedia file in that folder). Take a picture using your camera and verify where that is getting saved - and see if it shows up in the gallery.
jj14 said:
No - the gallery doesn't care about that.
Which folder did you copy the pictures into? Can you browse to that folder using an explorer app? (check to make sure there is no .nomedia file in that folder). Take a picture using your camera and verify where that is getting saved - and see if it shows up in the gallery.
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Thank you for the quick reply.
I copied them into "\DCIM\Camera".. I can browse to that folder using FileExpert, and confirmed that there is no .nomedia file in the folder. I have also taken a few photos and verified that they are saved in the same folder (\DCIM\Camera), and they showed up in the Gallery.
Currently, the only photos shown in the Gallery are the photos taken by the Nexus 5 and the Whatsapp photos which I received.
ZerReaper said:
Thank you for the quick reply.
I copied them into "\DCIM\Camera".. I can browse to that folder using FileExpert, and confirmed that there is no .nomedia file in the folder. I have also taken a few photos and verified that they are saved in the same folder (\DCIM\Camera), and they showed up in the Gallery.
Currently, the only photos shown in the Gallery are the photos taken by the Nexus 5 and the Whatsapp photos which I received.
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Okay, here is another interesting development. I connected the Nexus 5 to my laptop and opened the "\DCIM\Camera" folder, but I can only see the photos taken by the Nexus 5! But another quick check in the same folder via FileExpert can clearly see the other thousands of photos which I transferred. When I transferred a picture from my laptop to the phone via USB cable, it is reflected in the Gallery. I have no idea what is happening. Please allow me to explain how I transferred my pictures over in the first place.
I installed FolderSync and set up to sync with my Pictures folder on my NAS on my local wireless. As I am not sure how this can be the cause of the issue, I will try to copy manually later instead of using FolderSync, and let you guys know how it goes.
ZerReaper said:
Okay, here is another interesting development. I connected the Nexus 5 to my laptop and opened the "\DCIM\Camera" folder, but I can only see the photos taken by the Nexus 5! But another quick check in the same folder via FileExpert can clearly see the other thousands of photos which I transferred. When I transferred a picture from my laptop to the phone via USB cable, it is reflected in the Gallery. I have no idea what is happening. Please allow me to explain how I transferred my pictures over in the first place.
I installed FolderSync and set up to sync with my Pictures folder on my NAS on my local wireless. As I am not sure how this can be the cause of the issue, I will try to copy manually later instead of using FolderSync, and let you guys know how it goes.
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Check the file properties of these pictures, and compare them to the pictures you took using the N5 - there should be something different.
I haven't used FolderSync, so can't really say what's going on.
On a sidenote, instead of loading thousands of pictures onto your device, why not just use some form of cloud storage? Load into G+ and it should show in the gallery too.
jj14 said:
Check the file properties of these pictures, and compare them to the pictures you took using the N5 - there should be something different.
I haven't used FolderSync, so can't really say what's going on.
On a sidenote, instead of loading thousands of pictures onto your device, why not just use some form of cloud storage? Load into G+ and it should show in the gallery too.
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I have checked the file properties, but there are not much difference in how a picture should be. But I have transferred my photos over using USB cable, and although I could not transfer more than 50 at a time (there will be an android media error on the phone), everything is finally transferred and can be viewed via the Gallery. I am still not sure on why they could not be viewed initially.
I would definitely prefer to use cloud storage. I set up a cloud storage on my NAS so that every single picture I took will be immediately uploaded to the NAS. But the telecom operators here in Singapore have reduced the free data bundle from 12GB to 2GB, so that is definitely out of the question now. Now my photos will only be uploaded to the NAS when it is connected to the home wireless network.
Thanks jj14 for your help. Really appreciate it.
Put your photos in a different folder
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Glad it worked when you copied with the USB cable. I wonder what caused the FolderSync method to not work - maybe contact the developer to see if they have any suggestions.
No foldersync issues with photos here, though I only sync TO my NAS not from
Someone else created a thread where they had issues with photos transferred over wifi. See if same issue exists using file explorer over wifi
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How do I access Google photo cloud storage

OK, so if I take a pic and immediately go to my Google photo app I can see the pic currently being uploaded to the cloud. Now if I delete that photo, it deletes it from the device, but how can I find/view the copy that just got saved to the cloud?
If it's done uploading, and you delete it within Google photos it gets moved to the trash. Gone from Google photos (still retrievable from the trash). Now if you take a pic and delete it from the camera app immediately after taking it, it probably wasn't uploaded and is gone.
When you first open Google photos the pictures that you are seeing are what is stored on the cloud. If you go to the top left menu (three lines) there's a device folder part, that's where you can see what's actually on your device. Make sense?
OK I did a little more experimenting. When I took a photo, I left the camera app and went to the Google photo app. I saw the spinning icon on the picture, then a cloud icon with a check mark which should indicate it's done uploading to the cloud, but when I deleted it, it just sent it to the trash without saving it on the cloud or on the device.
Then I tried deleting a pic I took yesterday. It asked me if I wanted to delete the device copy and if I did delete it I would still be able to view it from the cloud. So I deleted it from the device and I was in fact able to view it within the app.
So, even though I watched the newest pic get uploaded to the cloud, I must've still deleted too quickly to where it didn't save and just got trashed. I guess you have to let the pic sit for a while and "cement" itself in the cloud before deleting.
Thanks for responding quickly and helping me out
If you delete the photo from the Google Photos app then in essence you are deleting it from the cloud. Google Photos is your cloud.
If you want to free up storage on your phone then just go to settings in the photo app and hit free up storage. This way it removes it from the phone storage but leaves it in the Google Photos app.

App request: automatically move newly created files from a folder (Camera) to another

I'm looking for an app to automatically move any file that appears on the SD card in DCIM/Camera to another folder, e.g. Photos/Unprocessed.
Why? Because I want my photos automatically backed up to Google Photos, but only from the folders I choose. And Camera is not one of those folders. However, Google Photos automatically forces you to back up the DCIM/Camera folder if you want automatic backups at all, which is really dumb:
If you take multiple shots of a scene and want to keep all but one, EVERY shot will waste storage and bandwidth being backed up to Google Photos. Normally I take a bunch of shots of a scene, then when I have a moment go through them and keep only one and move it to a folder it belongs to, e.g. Photos/MyDog. I want that one backed up, but not the others.
maybe I *never* want certain pics to be backed up in the cloud unencrypted, e.g. photos of tax statements or other sensitive docs
maybe there are people in the photo who didn't give me consent to back up their image in any cloud
maybe I don't want to waste time and data backing up a ****ton of pics I know I'll delete. Even if I set the sync to only happen when on Wi-Fi, it's just a stupid waste.
Note that I filed a request with the Google Photos team for this feature like half a year ago, but it fell on deaf ears, so the only solution I see is this: make an app that as soon as a file is created in DCIM/Camera (the folder Google Photos watches), it moves it to another folder, so Photos won't back it up.

Is there an app to SYNC photos (not just backup) only while charging & only Wi-Fi?

Is there an app to SYNC photos (not just backup) only while charging & only Wi-Fi?
Yesterday I did an incredibly stupid mistake. I was in recovery mode trying to wipe cache,when I almost accidentally dropped my phone and somehow tapped on delete everything twice while trying to save it from the fall, everything happened so quickly and suddenly I was on the "select language screen" and thinking "what the f did I just do". I had google photos backup off because I don't like how it acts and I lost ALL my pictures and videos, funny enough, I transferred everything from my S9+ to OP6 and everything was on both devices for a few days, this accident happened just 1 day after I did a factory reset on my S9+ to get it ready to sell it, since all my files were already "safe" on the OP6.
Soooo... my question is if there an app to sync camera photos and videos just like whatsapp or iCloud does?
I know google photos can upload all the pictures I take but it is missing the option of "backup only while charging" plus it just uploads ALL pictures taken with the phone (like, MEGA and dropbox).
Let's say I take 100 photos monthly but delete 70 during the month when cleaning my phone from useless temporary or blurred photos.
At the end of the year I would have 360 pictures on my phone storage but 1200 pictures on Google Photos, most of them useless. If I select all the 1200 and delete them from google photos, doing that would also delete the 360 on my phone storage.
I just want to use my phone normally and delete useless pictures on my phone gallery and eventually having the exact same photos on the cloud while syncing only overnight while charging and on Wi-Fi.
Alternatively, if there is no other app to do this. I think I can do this:
1) let everyhing upload to google photos using at least the option of Wi-Fi only, while it will drain my battery a bit, I don't take that many pictures a day.
2) Maybe once a month, move all my pictures on my phone gallery (i.e. 360) to a folder "camera_watheverothername", then delete all my pictures on google photos (i.e. 1200) but since they are not in the original folder, they won't be deleted on my device, just on google photos.
3) Move all my pictures 360 again to original camera folder
4) Will the 360 pictures be uploaded again to Google Photos when I move them back??
Another option could be just doing the "cleaning" from google photos instead of from native gallery but I wouldn't like to do that as I don't really like google photos app and how it asks for confirmation to delete each photo, it is already just moving them to the trash so asking confirmation to continue instead of an "undo" button is only a waste of time
Well, if you're rooted, then there is a way:
https://www.xda-developers.com/google-photos-backup-while-charging-only/
MickyFoley said:
Well, if you're rooted, then there is a way:
https://www.xda-developers.com/google-photos-backup-while-charging-only/
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I'm not at the moment and I think that is only to only backup while charging but still is not syncing what is on the phone, just uploading everything to google photos
vwite said:
Yesterday I did an incredibly stupid mistake. I was in recovery mode trying to wipe cache,when I almost accidentally dropped my phone and somehow tapped on delete everything twice while trying to save it from the fall, everything happened so quickly and suddenly I was on the "select language screen" and thinking "what the f did I just do". I had google photos backup off because I don't like how it acts and I lost ALL my pictures and videos, funny enough, I transferred everything from my S9+ to OP6 and everything was on both devices for a few days, this accident happened just 1 day after I did a factory reset on my S9+ to get it ready to sell it, since all my files were already "safe" on the OP6.
Soooo... my question is if there an app to sync camera photos and videos just like whatsapp or iCloud does?
I know google photos can upload all the pictures I take but it is missing the option of "backup only while charging" plus it just uploads ALL pictures taken with the phone (like, MEGA and dropbox).
Let's say I take 100 photos monthly but delete 70 during the month when cleaning my phone from useless temporary or blurred photos.
At the end of the year I would have 360 pictures on my phone storage but 1200 pictures on Google Photos, most of them useless. If I select all the 1200 and delete them from google photos, doing that would also delete the 360 on my phone storage.
I just want to use my phone normally and delete useless pictures on my phone gallery and eventually having the exact same photos on the cloud while syncing only overnight while charging and on Wi-Fi.
Alternatively, if there is no other app to do this. I think I can do this:
1) let everyhing upload to google photos using at least the option of Wi-Fi only, while it will drain my battery a bit, I don't take that many pictures a day.
2) Maybe once a month, move all my pictures on my phone gallery (i.e. 360) to a folder "camera_watheverothername", then delete all my pictures on google photos (i.e. 1200) but since they are not in the original folder, they won't be deleted on my device, just on google photos.
3) Move all my pictures 360 again to original camera folder
4) Will the 360 pictures be uploaded again to Google Photos when I move them back??
Another option could be just doing the "cleaning" from google photos instead of from native gallery but I wouldn't like to do that as I don't really like google photos app and how it asks for confirmation to delete each photo, it is already just moving them to the trash so asking confirmation to continue instead of an "undo" button is only a waste of time
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Google Photos is smart enough to know when there are duplicates, unless the meta data has changed some how. (Like date the picture was taken, or location, etc...)
You can use the backup option in your OP6:
Settings
Advanced
OnePlus Switch
Uncheck everything except Photos and Videos
Upload the Backup folder to your PC/Laptop
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vwite said:
I'm not at the moment and I think that is only to only backup while charging but still is not syncing what is on the phone, just uploading everything to google photos
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In the comments section of the linked post provided by MickyFoley, someone said download the copy of Google Photos that still had the option, install it, select the option to back up only when charging, then update the app. Your setting for backingup while charging should persist through the update.
I know another workaround and no root is required. Just downgrade the app to a older version with that option, turn it on and Update the app, then the option is still there after the update.
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vwite said:
Yesterday I did an incredibly stupid mistake. I was in recovery mode trying to wipe cache,when I almost accidentally dropped my phone and somehow tapped on delete everything twice while trying to save it from the fall, everything happened so quickly and suddenly I was on the "select language screen" and thinking "what the f did I just do". I had google photos backup off because I don't like how it acts and I lost ALL my pictures and videos, funny enough, I transferred everything from my S9+ to OP6 and everything was on both devices for a few days, this accident happened just 1 day after I did a factory reset on my S9+ to get it ready to sell it, since all my files were already "safe" on the OP6.
Soooo... my question is if there an app to sync camera photos and videos just like whatsapp or iCloud does?
I know google photos can upload all the pictures I take but it is missing the option of "backup only while charging" plus it just uploads ALL pictures taken with the phone (like, MEGA and dropbox).
Let's say I take 100 photos monthly but delete 70 during the month when cleaning my phone from useless temporary or blurred photos.
At the end of the year I would have 360 pictures on my phone storage but 1200 pictures on Google Photos, most of them useless. If I select all the 1200 and delete them from google photos, doing that would also delete the 360 on my phone storage.
I just want to use my phone normally and delete useless pictures on my phone gallery and eventually having the exact same photos on the cloud while syncing only overnight while charging and on Wi-Fi.
Alternatively, if there is no other app to do this. I think I can do this:
1) let everyhing upload to google photos using at least the option of Wi-Fi only, while it will drain my battery a bit, I don't take that many pictures a day.
2) Maybe once a month, move all my pictures on my phone gallery (i.e. 360) to a folder "camera_watheverothername", then delete all my pictures on google photos (i.e. 1200) but since they are not in the original folder, they won't be deleted on my device, just on google photos.
3) Move all my pictures 360 again to original camera folder
4) Will the 360 pictures be uploaded again to Google Photos when I move them back??
Another option could be just doing the "cleaning" from google photos instead of from native gallery but I wouldn't like to do that as I don't really like google photos app and how it asks for confirmation to delete each photo, it is already just moving them to the trash so asking confirmation to continue instead of an "undo" button is only a waste of time
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Google photos most definitely has a WiFi backup only.
Having errors while trying to post, but you can disable mobile data backup on Google photos
mikex8593 said:
Google photos most definitely has a WiFi backup only.
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I know, I never said it didn't
mikex8593 said:
Having errors while trying to post, but you can disable mobile data backup on Google photos
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what I wanted is sync only while charging AND on Wi-Fi but that's just an extra. I have chargers and unlimited data, what I really want is two-way sync
vwite said:
what I wanted is sync only while charging AND on Wi-Fi
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My mistake. Not sure of any that only sync while charging. Will look into it.
Looked into it. Dropbox has that option. I have it installed but don't use much.
I use Dropbox and it has both of those options.
If anyone is having the same issue, I think this might do the trick:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/developer?id=MetaCtrl
I'll try the MEGA option since mega has 50 GB free and I'll report back
ajsmsg78 said:
I use Dropbox and it has both of those options.
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please read post #8
vwite said:
If anyone is having the same issue, I think this might do the trick:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/developer?id=MetaCtrl
I'll try the MEGA option since mega has 50 GB free and I'll report back
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I just remembered; why not use BTSync, now called Resilio Sync.
3 years ago it was BTSync, and free. Looks like there might be a fee now, worth a look I guess...
Edit: Added screenshots of the app, showing it has camera backup option and looks like you can enable Battery Saver and have the phone only sync while it's above a certain percentage, up to 100%
surface13 said:
You can use the backup option in your OP6:
Settings
Advanced
OnePlus Switch
Uncheck everything except Photos and Videos
Upload the Backup folder to your PC/Laptop
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regarding this, is there any way to pull the photos and videos from oneplus servers using a laptop or a non oneplus phone (without specifically restoring with Oneplus switch app, just pulling the files) ? My next phone most likely won't be a oneplus unless they do something great with the 6T but I'm still getting the S10 on march
surface13 said:
I just remembered; why not use BTSync, now called Resilio Sync.
3 years ago it was BTSync, and free. Looks like there might be a fee now, worth a look I guess...
Edit: Added screenshots of the app, showing it has camera backup option and looks like you can enable Battery Saver and have the phone only sync while it's above a certain percentage, up to 100%
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It may be another option but since you say there might fee I'll stick with the MEGA AutoSync unless it stops working or starts draining battery but that app is doing exactly what I wanted I was able to add plenty of conditions of when to sync (even added some extra ones with tasker integration) and when I delete pictures on native gallery app, they are deleted from MEGA server on next synchronization
That way if I ever lose my phone or my data again, my folders on MEGA will be exactly as on my phone without a bunch of useless pictures that were previously deleted on the phone's gallery
vwite said:
regarding this, is there any way to pull the photos and videos from oneplus servers using a laptop or a non oneplus phone (without specifically restoring with Oneplus switch app, just pulling the files) ? My next phone most likely won't be a oneplus unless they do something great with the 6T but I'm still getting the S10 on march
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I don't believe the backup is uploaded to their servers. It is stored locally in your phone and they recommend transferring the backup to your laptop/pc, as you lose data on the phone with flashing.
I have a backup on my computer at work. I'll see if I can access just the pictures and videos
surface13 said:
I don't believe the backup is uploaded to their servers. It is stored locally in your phone and they recommend transferring the backup to your laptop/pc, as you lose data on the phone with flashing
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oh then it would be useless if I lose my phone or if everything is erased from recovery, isn't it?
I would also recommend syncing pics (and data) with a pc, except you really want to use cloud only. I tried many apps. Finally I found "SyncMe Wireless" on Play Store. It is functionally, easy to use, safe. As I have my OP6 rooted and am playing around with it incl. bricking sometimes, I´ve synced all my data inclusive twrp-nandroids. No software on pc is needed, just the app on your phone. You can chose the folders you want to be synced and so on - via wifi or usb, as you like, in one or both directions.. and so on. When you want to sync it´s one click, e.g. when coming home from business. Just my input.
Flying Fox said:
I would also recommend syncing pics (and data) with a pc, except you really want to use cloud only. I tried many apps. Finally I found "SyncMe Wireless" on Play Store. It is functionally, easy to use, safe. As I have my OP6 rooted and am playing around with it incl. bricking sometimes, I´ve synced all my data inclusive twrp-nandroids. No software on pc is needed, just the app on your phone. You can chose the folders you want to be synced and so on - via wifi or usb, as you like, in one or both directions.. and so on. When you want to sync it´s one click, e.g. when coming home from business. Just my input.
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Thanks! I might try this one as well

[BUG] Google Photo wrong backup , Amazon photos backup doesn't work

I want to advice this 2 problem, with my mi note 10, already rised into this threads:
https://c.mi.com/thread-2541316-1-0.html
https://c.mi.com/thread-2727222-1-0.html
https://c.mi.com/forum.php?mod=viewthread&tid=2727141&extra=page=1
Google photo recognize as 0.7megapixel (960x480) photo taken with main camera, and it will backup photos with such this low resolution.
Amazon photos isn't simply able to complete a backup.
Really bad situation here....
I've already triggered mi support, what we can do?
No problem with Google Photos from my Note 10.
Smae identical problem about Google photo
No problem for me, Google Photos backup 27MP and 108MP photos without any issues
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No problem for me, Google Photos backup 27MP and 108MP photos without any issues
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Yeah, no problem here either. All photos backed up in full size.
Some of my photos are backed up but others are flagged as 0.7 Mpixels. It's not related to our phone because I found the issue on Mi9T/9T Pro forums. It seems that moving the photos from one folder and back again to the original fixes the issue.
Same problem
Some photos back up fine, but some show erroneously as 0.7Mpix and don’t back up to Google photos. Those ones also erroneously show no GPS location.
Same problem. To correct it I have to clear all the data of Google Photos app and delete low res duplicates. It is really annoying
There is a workaround it (better than clearing the google photos)
the methods are:
1. Open the built-in Photo App. Create an album(ex. G-Backup Album) inside the built-in photo App. This will create a folder with the same name as the album.
2. Select all you photos and click "Add to" button below. Then select the "G-Backup Album" album and click on "Move" option. After this, all photos will be moved to "G-Backup Album" Album.
3. Open Google Photo App, add "G-Backup Album" folder to the list of backup folders in the Setting. Then you will see that all photos are being uploaded normally and the size are shown correctly.
Makesure u dont open the Google Photo apps.. before you do this methods
Hi Wing_Zero85 in my case something similar happens to my "mi note 10".
Neither the amazon photos app nor google photos automatically upload the photos to the cloud.
I have activated all the permissions, I have tried many things and nothing, they do not automatically upload photos to the cloud.
With google photos it doesn't bother me too much, but with amazon photos it does bother me.
For amazon photos to upload photos to the cloud, I have to manually open the app, because it doesn't automatically.
For the other apps, there are no problems, whatsapp, telegram ... they work well in the background, notifications arrive well .....
But what happens with the amazon photos app is very annoying and frustrating.

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