Follow the steps below for help backing up your Google Photos within the Ultimate Backup app on Android:
- Tap Show Backup Options on the Home
screen:
- Tap Connect to Google Photos at the bottom:
Already connected to Google Photos?
Tap Backup Files from Google Photos instead, then skip to step 8:
- Tap Connect to Google Photos again:
- Select the correct Google account from the list:
- Tap Continue to finish signing in:
- Check the box to allow Ultimate Backup to see selected photos and videos from Google Photos:
- Tap Continue once more to finish granting Ultimate Backup access to your Google Photos account:
- Tap Proceed at the bottom:
- Tap your account again to open your photo library:
- Tap to select up to 2000 items at a time that you'd like to backup:
- Tap Done at the top right when you're ready to continue:
- Tap the X at the top left to return to the Ultimate Backup app:
- Your backup should start:
- Once your backup has finished, you can tap Go Home to return to the Home
- If you tapped View My Backups, you can tap Explore Drive to find the items you backed up:
- Open your phone's folder, and then the Google Photos from folder for each year the items came from (for example, Google Photos from 2025). Anything Google Photos gives no date for is in a folder named Google Photos:
Google also offers a service called "Takeout," which can be used to download a copy of everything you have stored in Google Photos. If you have a large library of pictures and videos stored in Google Photos, Takeout can make this process more efficient. You can use the relevant guide below for help with this process:
If you need any additional assistance, please contact Ultimate Backup support.