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How to enable and use Locked Folder in Google PhotosKeep your captured moments secure.Mark Knapp 14 Oct 2021Source: Alex Dobie / Android Central Google Photos is handy for making all of your captured memories accessible from just about anywhere using cloud storage. But, for security's sake, you may not want every picture you capture tossed up into the cloud. That's where Google's new Locked Folder feature in Google Photos comes in. The Locked Folder will not only keep people who are using your phone from accessing the content stored in that folder without knowing your passcode but will also prevent that content from syncing to the cloud. The feature launched as a Pixel exclusive, but it is now rolling out to all phones running Android 6.0 or later. How to enable and set up a locked folder in Google Photos
With the Locked Folder set up, you can directly move photos from your account into the Locked Folder. This will automatically delete them from your cloud storage, so they won't be accessible or unlocked, so to speak, on other devices. How to start filling your Locked Folder
And that's it. You can start adding all the photos you'd like to your Locked Folder. After your Locked Folder is set upIf you've already put photos into your Locked Folder, you can always add more by selecting them in the Google Photos app, pressing the three-dot menu button, and selecting Move to Locked Folder. You can also access the Locked Folder from the camera app on your Pixel phone and then begin to take pictures that will save directly to the Locked Folder. If you're running low on storage and can't rely on the Locked Folder to back up all your files, you can also turn to the best USB-C Thumb Drives to secure your content. SanDisk Ultra Dual Drive GoIf you're running out of internal storage to secure your content, you can turn to the SanDisk Ultra Dual Drive Go to make an external backup and use SanDisk Memory Zone to encrypt your files.
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