It's easy to transfer photos from an Android phone to a Windows or macOS computer. Follow this guide to ensure all your pics make the trip.

If you’ve got an album of photos you want to get off your computer, this will be as good a spot as any. The only trouble is that photos uploaded without a paid plan are limited to 16 megapixels.

Google Photos also enables you to back up photos from your desktop or an external hard drive. The easiest way to do this for one-time transfers is to use the Google Photos browser interface .