---
id: cloud-accounts.can-i-add-google-photos-to-storage-studio
url: https://storagestudio.us/faq/cloud-accounts/can-i-add-google-photos-to-storage-studio
category: "Cloud accounts"
subcategory: "Google Photos"
question: "Can I add my Google Photos account to Storage Studio?"
alt_questions:
  - "Google Photos account not working in Storage Studio"
  - "Why can't I add Google Photos?"
  - "Storage Studio Google Photos support"
  - "Sign in to Google Photos Storage Studio"
  - "Google Photos missing from Add Account"
short_answer: "Not right now. Google changed its rules for third-party apps in 2025, so Google Photos accounts can't be added at the moment. Use Google Takeout to download your library, then keep it on your external drive."
tags: ["google photos", "not available", "takeout"]
related: ["https://storagestudio.us/faq/cloud-accounts/how-do-i-get-my-photos-out-of-google-photos", "https://storagestudio.us/faq/cloud-accounts/which-cloud-services-can-i-connect"]
applies_to: "all"
last_reviewed: 2026-10-01
---

# Can I add my Google Photos account to Storage Studio?

Not right now. Google changed its rules for third-party apps in 2025 and no longer lets apps like Storage Studio read a whole Google Photos library, so a Google Photos account can't be added at the moment.

To get your photos out of Google Photos, use **Google Takeout**: it packages your library as downloadable archives. Once downloaded, you can keep them on your external drive or move them with Storage Studio like any other folder. See [moving a Google Photos library with Takeout](https://storagestudio.us/faq/cloud-accounts/how-do-i-get-my-photos-out-of-google-photos).