Easily migrate and back up your Google Photos to QNAP NAS

Google Photos cloud storage is no longer free and unlimited. With the free MARS (Multi-Application Recovery Service), you can enjoy the wonderful Google Photos migration and backup solution that automatically backs up your Google Photos to QNAP NAS.

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Best Google Photos backup solution

QNAP MARS makes it easier to download your Google Photos. Install the MARS app on QNAP NAS, connect to your Google Photos account and then start photo and video backup from Google Photos to NAS. After one-time migration, you can also enable scheduled backup (daily/weekly/monthly) to free yourself from worrying about insufficient Google Photos storage.

Easily back up Google Photos

QNAP is a certified Google Photos partner. QNAP NAS with MARS is your best Google Photos backup solution.

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Why use QNAP NAS to back up cloud storage for photos？

QNAP NAS is secure and economic for storing your private photos and videos. You can flexibly expand the storage space and benefit from many value-added apps.

QNAP NAS
- Cost
  
  Take advantage of decreasing storage prices and build yourself a 30TB NAS.
- Security
  
  Supports RAID Management, Snapshots and diverse backup solutions to offer multi-version and multi-cloud backups for photos and videos.
- Ownership
  
  Gain total ownership and privacy by saving your data in personal hard drives, and remotely accessing via secure encrypted connections. You are fully in control of how your files and data are accessed and used.
- Versatility
  
  Provides smart albums, photo sharing and media converting, making managing and sharing photo/videos easier.
Photo cloud storage
- Cost
  
  Run out of free 15 GB quickly; spend US $10 a month only for 2TB cloud storage and high expenses for long-term storage.
- Security
  
  Photos or videos might not be recoverable if they are accidentally deleted or modified.
- Ownership
  
  You are bound to usage terms & conditions, may experience service downtime, and the service may be eventually discontinued. You also need to trust them to keep your data private and secure.
- Versatility
  
  Only provides basic photo sharing services.

Back up regularly to free up your Google cloud storage space

Install MARS on your QNAP NAS to enable seamless backup for Google Photos.

One-time full backup

Fully back up your Google Photos with high efficiency and security.
Customize backup schedules

Create a manual backup or scheduled automatic backup to ensure your photos and videos are safe.
Free up Google Photos space

If you use the free 15 GB plan, you can regularly back up Google Photos to NAS to stay within the 15 GB limit.

Sync MARS with your Google account for migration or backup

MARS fully backs up your Google Photos to QNAP NAS with one-time migration or scheduled backup.

1. Select Google Photos from MARS overview and bind your Google account.
2. Create a new backup job.

Note: Videos and photos that are backed up may be changed due to restrictions of the Google Photos API. Video resolution/frame rate is limited to 1080p/30fps, with videos exceeding these specifications being converted. Photos backed up to the NAS may be resized or have their pixel format or metadata changed.
3. Select the albums in Google Photos to back up.
4. Check the status of all backup tasks.
5. Manage and browse your photos/videos using the QuMagie AI-powered photo album.

1. Select Google Photos from MARS overview and bind your Google account.

2. Create a new backup job.

Note: Videos and photos that are backed up may be changed due to restrictions of the Google Photos API. Video resolution/frame rate is limited to 1080p/30fps, with videos exceeding these specifications being converted. Photos backed up to the NAS may be resized or have their pixel format or metadata changed.

3. Select the albums in Google Photos to back up.

4. Check the status of all backup tasks.

5. Manage and browse your photos/videos using the QuMagie AI-powered photo album.

More benefits of centralized backup to NAS

QNAP NAS is the best photo backup storage with intelligent management.

Benefit 1

Alleviate worries about insufficient cloud and phone storage

Easily store and back up your Google Photos and videos to NAS using MARS. Set up the Qfile Pro mobile app to sync with your QNAP NAS. You can store and back up photos from your mobile phone to NAS in seconds. One shot, saved, then backup ready!

Qfile Pro

Benefit 2

Google Photos-like smart albums

QuMagie integrates AI-powered image recognition for intelligent classification and photo search. Similar photos are grouped in "People", "Things", "Places", and "Events" albums. You can also find photos faster using filters for people, timelines, places, and tags.

Coupled with the powerful NAS search engine Qsirch, you can quickly find files using keywords and photo metadata such as color, camera brand, and camera lens specifications.

Benefit 3

Efficient media file management and transcoding

Effortlessly organize your photos/videos, including adding text or image watermarks using Qfiling.

Uploaded mobile photos/videos that use HEIF/HEVC formats can be transcoded to MP4 with CAYIN MediaSign Player, allowing easier playback.

Benefit 4

Remote file access and sharing

Qfile Pro is a trusty mobile app that can auto-upload mobile photos to the NAS as soon as they are taken. You can also remotely access your photos on the go.

Bulk sharing of photos with family and friends is also simple. Just create customized download links to folders/files and share by email or social media. Setting a password or expiration date for your links further helps protect your file sharing.