SYNC YOUR PHOTOS TO A USB STICK
Having previously lured users in by offering free unlimited storage, on 1 June Google will introduce a 15GB limit to its Google Photos service. If you primarily use Google Photos to share your library across your various computers, you might want to consider syncing your photos to a USB stick instead. All you need is a suitably sized USB stick and the free tool Freefilesync ( www.snipca.com/37310 – click the top link in the Download Freefilesync section).
While the process we explain here won’t alter your existing photo library, Freefilesync is a powerful tool and it’s easy to inadvertently delete items as you learn how to use it. We therefore recommend making a full backup of your photos before continuing.
Run Freefilesync, click the Browse button at the top of the Source pane (located under the Compared button), then select the folder containing your photos on your PC. With your USB stick inserted, click the Browse button in the Destination pane on the right (under the Synchronise button) and select the folder on the USB stick that you want to sync photos to
(we named ours Photo Sync). To ensure photos only sync from your
PC to your stick (and not vice versa), click the arrow to the right of the Synchronise button and select Update (see screenshot).
To run the first sync, click Compare, then Synchronise. Freefilesync will tell you how many files it’s about to transfer to your stick. Click ‘Start’ to sync them.
You can now save your sync process by clicking File, then Save As. To run it in future, simply run Freefilesync, open the file you saved earlier (click File, then Open), then click Compare, followed by Update. Freefilesync will now scan your photos folder and copy to your stick any new or updated photos since your last sync.