---
id: backups.can-i-back-up-to-google-photos
url: https://storagestudio.us/faq/backups/can-i-back-up-to-google-photos
category: "Backups & restore points"
subcategory: "Where backups go"
question: "Can I use Google Photos as a backup destination?"
alt_questions:
  - "back up to Google Photos Storage Studio"
  - "Google Photos Data Backup"
  - "Why isn't Google Photos in the destination menu?"
  - "save backups in Google Photos"
short_answer: "No. Google Photos can't hold backup files, and Google Photos accounts can't be added right now after Google's 2025 rule change. Back up your photo folder to a drive or another cloud account instead."
tags: ["google photos", "destination", "photos"]
related: ["https://storagestudio.us/faq/backups/where-can-i-back-up-to"]
applies_to: "all"
last_reviewed: 2026-10-01
---

# Can I use Google Photos as a backup destination?

No. Google Photos can't be a Data Backup destination — it only stores photos and videos, not the kind of files a backup is made of — and Google Photos accounts can't be added to Storage Studio right now anyway, after Google changed its rules for third-party apps in 2025.

To protect your photo library, back up the folder it lives in to a drive or to another cloud account. To get photos *out* of Google Photos, use Google Takeout.