How to Auto Upload Photos from Mac to Google Photos?

You have synced and backup your Android, iPhone photos with Google Photos, but what about those photos which are saved on Windows PC or Mac. Now Google has Desktop Uploader app for Google Photos to automatically upload photos from your computer to Goggle Photos account. To do so, you can download and install Google Photos desktop uploader on your computer. You can find the app by opening the sidebar on Google Photos in your browser and clicking "App Downloads".

Once you have downloaded and installed "Google Photos Backup" app, it will ask you to login into your Google account. Now you can select which folders Google Photos will automatically backup. You can check the "Desktop" and "Picture" folder along with "Cameras & Storage Cards". If you have photos on your camera's SD card, then Google Photos will get them to backup. It also allows you to uncheck the default options listed and other folders as auto backup sources. It will ask you to choose photo size i.e "High quality" or "Original". Click "Start Backup" button. The Google Photos Backup Desktop Uploader did not backup your entire library contained in the Photos app on your Mac. But you can select some photos to backup on Google Photos. In order to backup any existing photos to Google Photos from the Photos app, you will need to export them.