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That means photos youve uploaded to one service, and any changes you make to them, no longer reliably show up in the other place.

Google says it made the change because some people found the relationship confusing.

But if you like having your photos synced, weve found a workaround that can help you keep Google Drive and Google Photos in lockstep.

And to help, Google has a tool to help you keep the two apps in sync.

Heres how you set it up.

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Follow the instructions to install it and sign in.

If it asks, grant the app permission to access your photos.

The app will install a folder on your computer called Google Drive, and you can drag photos and documents onto the folder to sync its contents with Google Drive on Googles servers.

To sync other folders on your computer with Drive, open Backup and Sync preferences and select the folders youd like to sync, such as Documents or Pictures.

The tool doesnt sync these duplicate files, however, so changes you make in one spot wont affect the copy kept in the other spot.

And note: If you save your photos using the Original full-resolution setting, those duplicate files will count twice toward your Drive storage cap, instead of once, like they do now.

Tap Upload in the top right.

In Google Photos, tap Upload in the top right corner.

To copy photos over from Drive, tap Google Drive in the menu.

Select the image or images you want to copy from Drive and then tap Upload at the bottom right of the window.

Youll see a message saying your selection is being uploaded to Photos.

How to sync your photos with Google Drive using the Google Photos You can also check that your Google Photos app is syncing with your Google Photos library on Googles servers.

In the Google Photos app, tap the hamburger menu and then tap Settings.

Tap Back up Sync and then check youve toggled it on and youre backing up to the correct account.

While you are here, in Device Folders, you can set other folders on your phone to sync with your Google Photos library.

In the Google Photos app, you can sync images from other folders.

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