Backup iPad Photos to Google Drive
This guide will show you how to backup photos from the Photos app on your iPad to Google Drive.
Open the Photos app
In the Photos app:
- Tap the Photos button on the bottom left
- Tap the Select button on the top right
Select photos to backup
Next, select the photos you want to backup to Google Drive.
- Tap each photo you want to backup to Google Drive. Once they are selected, they will show a checkmark. In the example below, there are 7 photos selected.
- Tap the Share button
If you have many photos you want to select at once, tap and hold your finger down, then swipe across all of the photos you want to select.
Backup the photos to Google Drive
Tap the Google Drive icon.
If you don't see the Google Drive icon, scroll to the end of the list of apps and tap More, then find Google Drive and activate it.
Google Drive will ask you to choose an account to use. Tap on your name.
The photos you are backing up to Google Drive should be shown in the share screen. Tap the Upload button.
The selected photos will start to upload to Google Drive.
Check that your photos were backed up to Google Drive
Finally, check to see that the photos you uploaded are in your Google Drive by opening the Google Drive app on your iPad. If all of your photos are shown in Google Drive, they have been backed up.
