Not long ago, I tackled the long-overdue tech project of cleaning out my computer’s “Pictures” folder. It had grown ever more unwieldy after years of backing up my phone’s photos and dumping the ...

Taylor worked with AP from 2018 to 2025, most recently as Google Editor. Google Photos has started letting users back up their Locked Folder, meaning that sensitive photos are accessible from multiple ...

Google Photos’ strong suit is being able to safely back up all of your pictures across devices. If something happens to one phone, your photos are safe and sound in the cloud. But what if you don’t ...