Upload Photos in Google+

Are your photos starting to take up too much space on your hard drive? Do you want to back up your important memories in case your computer or phone crashes? If you have a Google account, you can use the Google+ Photo service to upload and manage your photos. You can upload photos from your computer or your Android or iPhone. Uploaded pictures will always be available, and you don't even have to share them with anyone.

Steps

Using the Google+ Website

  1. Visit your Google+ Homepage. You can get to your Google+ Homepage by entering the address (http://plus.google.com), or by clicking the "+YourName" button at the top of any Google site you are signed in to.
  2. Open the Photos page. Hover your mouse over the "Home" button in the top-left corner of the Google+ window. This will open the navigation menu. Select "Photos" from the list.
  3. Click the Upload Photos button. At the top of your photo collection, you will see a few navigation buttons. Click the "Upload photos" button to the right of the "More" button.
  4. Add your photos. With the upload window open, you can start adding the photos that you want to upload to Google+. You can drag and drop images directly into the window, or you can click the button to open a traditional file browser.
    • You can drag and drop multiple images at once, but you cannot add folders.
    • The photos will be uploaded. If the photos are large or your connection is slow, this could take a significant amount of time. Each photo will have a progress bar underneath showing how far along the upload is.
    • If you change your mind about any of the photos you've added, click the trashcan icon to remove them.
  5. Add any captions. You can add a caption to each photo by clicking the text field underneath. Adding captions is optional.
    • You can also rotate your images by clicking the Rotate button next to the trashcan icon.
  6. Choose the album. Click the "Add to album" button in the top-left corner of the upload window to choose which album you want to add the uploaded photos to. You can choose an existing album or create a new one. By default, a new album with the date will be created when you upload photos.
  7. Click Done when you are finished. After you are finished making any changes to the photos or album, click Done to add the photos to Google+. This will open the Share window.
  8. Choose who you want to share with. In the Share window, you can add people and circles that you want to share the photos with. If you want to make the photos public, select Public from the list. After you've chosen who to share them with, click the Share button.

Using a Mobile Device

  1. Download the Google+ App. Many newer Android devices come with this already installed. iOS users can download it from the App Store, and Android users can get it from the Play Store.
  2. Log in with your Google account. Once you download the app, you will need to log in with your Google account.
  3. Turn on Auto Backup. Auto Backup will automatically upload any pictures you take to your Google+ Photos. These pictures will all be set to Private until you set them to be shared with others. You can choose to upload only when you have a Wi-Fi connection to prevent too much data usage.
    • On Android devices, open the Google+ app, click the Menu button in the upper-right corner, select Settings, and then Auto Backup. Toggle it ON, and then adjust any settings you want, such as uploading over Wi-Fi only and what size the photos are.
    • On iOS devices, open the Google+ app, tap the Menu button, tap the Gear icon, select "Camera and Photos", choose Auto Backup, and then toggle it ON. You can change other Auto Backup settings here as well, such as when photos are uploaded. Then, open your Settings app from your Home screen, tap Privacy, tap Photos, select Google+, and then toggle the setting ON.
  4. Take photos as you normally would. After your photos are taken, they will be automatically uploaded to Google+ (depending on your upload settings). You can then access them from anywhere you would log into Google+, such as on your computer or from another device.[1]

Using Picasa

  1. Download and install Picasa. Picasa is a free image management program developed by Google. You can use it to sync any images on your computer to your Google+ Photos page. You can download Picasa for Windows or Mac from the Picasa website.
    • Windows - Run the downloaded Setup file. After setup is complete, Picasa will scan the folders you designate for images.
    • Mac - Double-click the Picasa archive that you downloaded. Click and drag the Picasa icon into your Applications folder. You can then drag it from Applications to your Dock if you want to access it easier. When you fist launch Picasa, it will ask which folders you would like to scan for images.
  2. Log in with your Google account. Click the "Sign in with Google Account" link in the upper-right corner of the Picasa window. A log in window will appear, allowing you to enter your Google username and password. If you have 2-Step Verification enabled, you will be asked for your verification code.
    • Logging in with your account lets you sync your images to your Google+ page.
  3. Select the images that you would like to upload. You can upload individual pictures to Google+ by right-clicking on them and selecting "Upload to Google+", or clicking the "Share on Google+" button. You can choose which album you'd like to put it in, as well as set who it is shared with.
    • If you'd like to upload a whole folder of images, select the folder in the left navigation menu, and then click the "Share" button. By default, you will be asked if you want to create a new album based on the folder name. Again, you can choose to share the images, or move them into a preexisting album.
  4. Sync your folders. You can set your picture folders to always sync so that any changes in the folder are automatically added to your Google+ photos. To do so, select the folder that you want to sync from the left navigation menu, and then click the "Sync to Web" toggle on the right side of the window.
    • You can adjust your sync settings by clicking the "Change Settings" button. You can change the image quality, confirmation settings, watermarks and more.



Tips

  • If you choose to upload photos at full size, it will start counting towards your Google Drive storage limit. Any photos uploaded using Google's standard size will not count towards the limit.

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Sources and Citations

  1. ↑ https://support.google.com/plus/answer/1647509
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