The steps below detail how to remove duplicate photos from within Google Drive (not the new syncable Google Photos). As such, you can't delete Google Photos duplicates on your computer and sync them to the cloud. Although you can remove duplicates from your Google Drive folder on your computer, which will automatically reflect in your Google Drive cloud storage you can no longer access Google Photos in a folder on your computer.
This Google Photos folder is not connected to the new Google Photos platform, so it will not sync its contents with the new Google Photos.Ĭonversely, your Google Drive folder on your computer will sync to the online Google Drive platform. If you used Google's " Backup & Sync" before this update (Backup & Sync allows you to store, access and sync your Google Drive files from your computer), you may have a Google Photos folder inside your Google Drive folder.
Simplifying Google Drive and Google Photos means that Photos no longer sync with Google Drive - they are now completely separate entities ( Google Drive / Google Photos). In July 2019, Google changed how these products work together. Last Updated : | Wide Angle Software Recent changes to Google Drive & Google Photos