If you are using Wi-Fi, just disconnect it.

To cut off the Network connection, directly pull out the network cable connected to the computer. Therefore, if you cut off the Internet connection of your machine, it can also stop Google Photos from backing up. Uploading photos from local devices to cloud drives is an online task and need to rely on network supply. Anyhow, as long as Backup and Sync is uninstalled, it will stop Google Drive from uploading immediately as you wish. There are several methods to remove the software from your machine: you can uninstall it in Control Panel/in Windows Settings/through your antivirus service or other ways.

No matter what kind of device you are using and no matter what operating system you are running, you can stop Google Drive syncing through uninstalling Backup and Sync application. Yet, you can also rely on other side ways in case that the above solutions don't work. Of course, closing Backup and Sync is the most effective method to disable Google photos backup. Without power supply, Google Photos app will not work. Thus, it will cut off photos backup on Google. If you disconnect the network (WiFi or mobile data) of Google Photos on your device, then there is no network for data transportation.

Uninstalling Google Photos app will completely stop all tasks you arrange for the app including automatic photos backup and sync. Then, all the set tasks will be cancelled.

Deleting Google Photos app won’t turn off Backup & Sync.ĭisconnect your Google account from Photos app.

Changing the backup and sync status on Photos app will affect all other Google apps which use Backup and Sync like Google Drive.

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