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Upload iPhone Photos and Videos to Google Drive

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Answer

In Google Drive, tap Add > File upload, choose Photos and Videos, allow selected or full Photos access, and wait for upload completion.

Guide steps4 steps
  1. Check storage and access
  2. Start the upload
  3. Keep the transfer active
  4. Verify before deleting originals
  5. If it still does not work

Check storage and access

Confirm the intended Google Account has Drive space and grant Google Drive access only to the photos you plan to upload.

Privacy Photos on iOS
Privacy Photos on iOS

Start the upload

Open Drive, tap Add > File upload > Photos and Videos, select items, and choose the destination folder.

Keep the transfer active

Use reliable Wi-Fi and power for large videos and keep the app available until progress completes.

Verify before deleting originals

Open the uploaded files from another device and confirm quality and duration; Drive upload is not the same as an iPhone Photos backup.

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If it does not work

  • If “Upload iPhone Photos and Videos to Google Drive” remains unresolved, identify which numbered step first produces a different result and preserve that screen or message. Recheck the account, permission, storage, connection, or device prerequisite described above, then follow only the matching Google Drive Help recovery path; do not combine unrelated resets, bypasses, or third-party repair tools.
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