While this makes sense from a privacy perspective, it does mean you'll have to accept not having a backed up copy of the images or videos in Google Photos (unless you make one yourself elsewhere). If you move existing photos or videos to the Locked Folder, Google says that 'cloud backups of these items will be deleted'. In its list of things you that can't do with files in the Locked Folder, Google includes 'back up items', alongside editing them, sharing them, adding them to an album or photo book, and sharing them on social media to the likes of Facebook and Instagram. The slight downside of using the Google Photos Locked Folder is that you can't back up any of the images or videos that it contains. Google Photos vs Amazon Photos: which cloud storage giant is the best?Īre Google Photos Locked Folder files backed up?.Crucially, it also won't be available to any other apps on your phone either. Once you've saved something in the Locked Folder, it won't appear in the Google Photos grid, memories, search or albums. But Google Photos already had an Archive feature, so what's the difference? The main one is that archived snaps or videos in Google Photos will still appear when you search in Google Photos, whereas the Locked Folder keeps them hidden beneath your phone's screen lock.

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