Google Photos is an application whose presence has increased significantly on Android. Also, it has been updated with many improvements, like the introduction of dark mode. The normal thing is that the application go save all the photos we have on the phone. This includes screenshots as well, something we don't always want. But we can change this if we want to.
So let's do that Google Photos will not save our screenshots in any moment. It is an option that the application itself has in its settings. So we will be able to modify this whenever we want, it is very easy to achieve.
First steps so that they are not saved
We have to open the Google Photos application on our phone first. Next, we have to slide the side menu that is in the application, we can do it by clicking on the three upper lines that are in it. Of the options that come out in said menu we have to click on device folders.
This section will show all the photo folders that we have on the device, even those that are hidden. We then have to enter the captures folder. We then look at the top of said folder, where we see that there is an option called Create backup and sync.
What we have to do is deactivate this option, if it is activated. This allows us Google Photos won't save screenshots that we have made. If we only want it to save photos from the camera, we must leave this option only activated in the camera folder and deactivate it in the rest.
With these steps the process is complete. Google Photos will no longer save these screenshots that we have stored. If at any point we change our mind, we just have to do the same, activating this option in the folder. Very easy to get as you can see.
Choose the folder that are suitable for backup
Google Photos has evolved, as have other Mountain View apps, which happens to be an option if you need it to back up the tool created by Google. The specific folder has to be created, if you decide to take the step and choose one that can be used for such a case, always try to make it empty.
Suitable can be anyone, as long as it is not from the system or another which you use for your downloads, it may be valid, especially if you are looking for a site where only the images created by Photos go. At the end of the day you have to make one or edit one of the ones you see what is worth to you in such a case.
If you need to change a folder that is suitable for Google Photos backup, do the following:
- Open the Google Photos app on your device
- Click on the three stripes in the upper left corner, after which several options will open
- Go to the “Device Folders” setting, only “Camera” should be selected, go a little further down and remove the call "Back up and sync"
- After this, close the Google Photos app and that's it, you don't have to do much more to make it go to the selected folder
After this, after choosing the camera, the selection of photographs will go to the folder created by you, as long as you choose the destination, which is something you have to do in the destination option. We will see this step in the following points, whenever you need to change the location of the photos and any copies.
Use PinSync to prevent screenshots from being saved
One way to do that the photo captures of the application "Google Photos" are not saved is using PinSync, a utility that has a small cost, which is well worth it. For a little more than 0,99 euros you have the unlocked program with which to configure this section and with which the captures will not reach the app.
PinSync will need you to give permission to your storage, it is vital that you do so if you want it to force none of your screenshots to reach the folder with that name. If you take this step, the best thing is that you get to activate this app and leave it in the background, so that it works again.
Automatically It will filter each one of the images so that they go to the folder of the captures, if you install this program, the PinSync one you will need to apply a few rules and little else to do it and you will not have to touch anything manually. On the other hand, it is essential that you have the complete license for life for less than that euro.
Change the destination of Photos screenshots
One of the formulas so that it is not saved in the "Screenshots" folder is to look for a new destination, that will serve him in the end so that they pass to a new destination. A different folder will help us to a great degree to keep captures that in the end are worth saving those things that pass through our screen.
In different brands of phones, the capture specifically goes to the folder called "Captures", if you need to change this and save it in another favorite, you can do it. After selecting the new folder, name it with the name you prefer, try to take Photos for example.
To do this step and change folders, do the following:
- Launch the Google Photos app
- Click on the three lines and go to the “Settings” section
- In "Destination", click on the folder you want to change, if it is a predefined one, do it and click on "Save", changing places
- After saving, take a screenshot of your phone and check that the destination has now changed, after this they will all go to this specific folder
