How to Transfer from Google Photos to SmugMug

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SmugMug offers unlimited storage when it comes to storing high-res images. Google Photos lets you transfer your photos to SmugMug, while SmugMug lets you store, sell, and keep them private. However, Google Photos uploader has a storage limit when it comes to backing up photos, and this is where PicBackMan comes in. Google Photos has a storage limit of up to 15GB, which is not enough for professional photographers or creative artists looking to back up their files.

There's also the problem of making sure that photos stay within the 16 megapixels limit when it comes to free image hosting. So, 'Is Google Photos unlimited?' - no. Photos uploaded to Google Photos are not marked private by default, and the settings have to be changed while uploading.


How To Transfer Your Photos From Google Photos To SmugMug?

The easiest way to move your files from Google Photos to SmugMug would be by using PicBackMan. Here is how you do it:

  1. Go to PicBackMan.com and click on Download PicBackMan Free.
    Download and install PicBackMan
  2. You will be redirected to a registration page. Enter your email address, set a password, and create a free account. Type in your password again in the Confirm Password field and click on 'Sign Up & Download.'
  3. PicBackMan will start downloading. After the download is done, right-click and run it as Administrator. The PicBackMan Installation Wizard dialogue box should pop up.
  4. Click on next, set your installation directory, and follow the instructions to complete the process. Click on the PicBackMan icon on your desktop and run the program.
  5. Enter your login credentials, and you will see a 'Starter' screen show up.
    Open the PicBackMan Desktop app and log in
  6. Go to the Accounts tab and connect your Google Photos storage and SmugMug accounts to PicBackMan. You should see the green ticks once both of them are connected.
    Google Photos account and SmugMug account
  7. Click on the Migrate tab and select 'Choose Account to Migrate.' You will get a dropdown list of various Cloud migration options. Select Google Photos from the list and click save.
    Choose Account to Migrate
  8. You'll see a screen showing various migration options to transfer files from Google Photos to them. Check the icon that corresponds to SmugMug.
    transfer photos to SmugMug
  9. Now click the ‘Migrate’ button that you see at the bottom of the window.
    Now click the Migrate button
  10. Wait for a few seconds, and it's done! You can now log in to your SmugMug account and check to see if you've received all your files. Additionally, PicBackMan automatically organizes your photos for you and creates albums!

The easiest way to increase your Google Photos storage space would be to upgrade your existing storage plan. SmugMug is the best online photo storage solution when it comes to having unlimited space.

PicBackMan gives users the flexibility to move photos from Google Drive to Google Photos and SmugMug. You don't have to download Google Photos to PC and migrate to SmugMug since PicBackMan can directly get access to your account, sync files, and transfer.

It's also trusted by users across 130+ countries and works on both Windows and macOS!

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Kip Roof testimonial Kip Roofgoogle photos flickr
PicBackMan does exactly what it's supposed to. It's quick and efficient. It runs unobtrusively in the background and has done an excellent job of uploading more than 300GB of photos to 2 different services. After having lost a lot of personal memories to a hard drive crash, it's nice to know that my photos are safe in 2 different places.
Julia Alyea Farella testimonialJulia Alyea Farella smugmug
LOVE this program! Works better than ANY other program out there that I have found to upload thousands of pictures WITH SUB-FOLDERS to SmugMug! Thank you so much for what you do! :) #happycustomer
Pausing Motion testimonialPausingMotionsmugmug
I pointed PicBackMan at a directory structure, and next time I looked - all the photos had uploaded! Pretty cool. I use SmugMug and while I really like it, the process of creating directories in is pretty laborious when you need to make 80+ at a time. This was a breeze. Thank you!
Gavin Whitham testimonialGavin Whithamflickr
PicBackMan was really easy to setup and has been running for 3 days now backing up all my locally saved photos to Flickr. My photos are really valuable to me so it's great to be able to have them easily backed up to a secure location.
 Jim Griffin testimonialJim Griffinsmugmug
It's AWESOME!! I have tens of thousands of pictures...and they are now successfully uploaded to SmugMug, where they are safely backed up, and I can edit and organize them. If you are hesitating about using PicBackMan, hesitate no longer...try it...and you'll be glad you did!!
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  • Maintain Folder StructureMaintain Folder StructureUpload to your online accounts & keep your folder structure as you have it.
  • Sub-folder SupportFolders & their sub-folders are automatically picked up.
  • Smart De-dupeDe-dupes photos before uploading so you don’t have duplicate copies.
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  • RAW FilesComes with support for RAW files for uploads as well as transfers.

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