![]() It will eat into your total amount of available storage for your Google account. If you prefer, you can choose an uncompressed option, which lets you upload RAW files without any alterations. ![]() Did we mention that Google gives Photos users an unlimited amount of room on its servers? As long as your photos are under 16 megapixels in size, the compression that Photos performs should be virtually unnoticeable. It will take hours (or days) for all of your photos to make it to the cloud, but it happens in the background and doesn’t require any intervention on your part. ![]() To begin using Google Photos, simply download the Google Photos Backup tool, tell it where to look for your photos, and then let it do its thing. The company refers to it as “switching,” because that’s exactly how you have to think about it. That’s because - with the exception of the Web Albums feature described above - Google hasn’t created a migration path from one product to the other. There’s a reason why Google doesn’t use the term “migrate” when encouraging Picasa users to embrace Google Photos. Google has been silent on exactly when or how this could happen, though. You may also find that Picasa functions which require web connectivity, like the Order Prints or Publish to Blogger features, may fail to work at some point. You can view, download, or delete your Picasa Web Albums from the Photos interface, but as of May 1, you cannot create, organize, or edit them. If you’re curious what that will look like, simply log in to Google Photos with the Google account you used to create the web Album - and voila - they’re already there. If you’ve been taking advantage of Picasa’s free web Albums feature, as of the only way to access them is through Google Photos. If you go this route, my advice is to re-download the latest version of Picasa (3.9) for Mac or Windows right now and keep the installer somewhere safe - you never know when you may need to reinstall it and who knows how easy it will be to find later. If you want to keep using Picasa, you can absolutely do so. No, your photos won’t suddenly disappear and neither will the software itself. However, if you already have the software installed, it will continue to work. That means no more versions will be released, no bug fixes will be issued, and no support will be offered. Accessing photos you uploaded to Google+, Blogger, and Hangouts.So what does this mean for folks who still use Picasa? How to stick with Picasa, for now.Photo tags, tagging people, +1's, and Picasa Web comments.Picasa Web Albums actions and features that aren't available in Google Photos Learn how to back up photos and videos to Google Photos. Picasa no longer works online, so you will not be able to add or sync albums or individual photos. Learn about Google Photos Add photos to Google PhotosĪlbums that you've already synced to Picasa Web Albums are already in Google Photos. See captions you added by clicking Info after opening the photo or video.Search your photos for people, places, and things.(If you speak English, you can read our developer site.) Switch to Google Photos Apps that integrate with the API will stop working. In January 2019, we will deprecate the Picasa Web Albums Data API and the Picasa Slideshow Widget. What's happening to the Picasa Web Albums Data API and the Slideshow Widget? Links to photos, albums, and Public Galleries whose URLs use your username (and not your user ID number).Picasa Web Albums & photos embedded on websites.Links to Public Galleries whose URLs use your user ID number (and not your username).Links to photos and albums whose URLs use your user ID number (and not your username).See all your albums and metadata, including photos you've uploaded to Google+, Blogger, and Hangouts, in the Album archive.Download your albums using Google Takeout.(This won't include photo tags, comments, or +1's.) See and edit albums you created using Google Photos.(If you speak English, you can read the blog post here.) After Picasa Web Albums is retired, you'll be able to: Picasa will no longer be available for download.Īfter May 1, 2016, we will begin retiring Picasa Web Albums.There won't be any more updates to Picasa.Picasa should continue to work anywhere it's installed, and you don't need to take any action.(If you speak English, you can read the blog post here.) After Picasa is retired:
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