Last December, Facebook introduced its new backup feature in Google Photos. Since then, it has been available in several countries, including the United States and Canada. The social network recently announced that it has expanded worldwide, including France. This option is very useful for those who want to have double security by storing their media in two different locations in the Cloud.
Millions of users worldwide already use Google Photos to sync their photos and videos to the Cloud. Facebook “It supports the idea that when you share data with one service, you should be able to move it to another service.” This is the principle of data portability that gives people more control » explains in a note published on his social networking site.
How to transfer your Facebook media to Google Photos?
Facebook’s new tool also meets the requirements of Europe’s GDPR, which emphasizes the recovery and portability of data shared with digital companies. Since the regulation came into effect in 2018, Facebook has offered the option to download all of your data locally. Now you can transfer your photos and videos, too. Google Photos.Here’s how to do it.
- Log in to your Facebook account on the web.
- Click on the arrow at the far right of the top menu and Settings.
- Select the tab Your Facebook information in the left menu.
- Click here Transfer your photos or videos to another serviceYou will be asked to confirm your password.
- In the section Select targetclick the drop-down menu and then Select Google Photos.
- Select Photos Or VideoYou can only transfer one category at a time.
- The platform will automatically redirect you to Google. Log in to your account and verify the transfer.
There you have it, it’s not that complicated. The presence of a drop-down menu in the “Select destination” section indicates that Facebook plans to add other Cloud services soon. OneDrive, iCloud, Dropbox, and even Amazon Cloud Drive users may soon have the ability to backup Facebook photos and videos.
