Google Photos, along with many other “free” photo sharing sites is a major concern to me. If you wish to not continue with the move stay tuned for Part 2: Moving from Picasa. Want to stay with Google Photos? Just be aware that your photos will now be online and hoping you have another primary backup system for your photos. Also, if you added tags in Picasa Web, but didn’t save (or sync) the photos back to your desktop the tags are not updated to your desktop. Something I discovered while writing this article, is that tags added in Picasa desktop were visible in Picasa Web Album but did not see the tags in Google Photos. Note: You must create a Google account if you do not have one. All your photos/videos that were in Picasa Web Album are in Google Photos. If you are using Picasa Web Album and wish to transition to Google Photos, you can start doing so today by simply logging into Google Photos. So, if you choose to switch to another tool, your tags are not lost. Have you added tags to photos or videos in Picasa desktop? Well, guess what? Those great little tags you added to your photos are also visible in the original file (mac or pc file explorer). That means if you choose to switch to Google Photos, all your photos and videos will be online and at the mercy of Google Photos. NOTE: There is no Google desktop replacement for Picasa. And after May 1st, your photos and videos will no longer be updated to Picasa Web Albums. You just won’t have continued support or updates available after March 15th. May 1, 2016: Picasa Web Albums no longer availableĮven though Google will no longer support Picasa Desktop after March 15th, the desktop application itself can still be used.March 15, 2016: Google will stop both technical support and updates for Picasa desktop.There are two pieces to Picasa, desktop and web albums and both are discussed below. It was also extended to let users select photos to backup or share online in Picasa Web Albums. Picasa is essentially an image editing suite with a photo viewer and organizer for pictures stored on a computer. Just because Google is phasing out Picasa, doesn’t mean you have to use Google Photos. ![]() If you are utilizing Picasa (desktop or web), I’ve outlined a timeline along with information if you choose to make the transition to Google Photos. ![]() If you haven’t heard the news, Google announced on February 12th that they will begin the transition to Google Photos over the next few months.
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