How to delete photos ONLY from google photos backup?

Question

I backed up some photos in my android device to Google Photos.
I want to un-backup them. I want them to stay only internally on my device.
But if I delete photos from the app it deletes them also from my device.
Is there a way to delete individual photos from the backup and let them stay on my device?



I can of course download them from Google Photos, then delete them from Google Photos, and then transfer them to my device. But I need them to be in the same directories they were in in the beginning.


— Alaa M. | Sources

Answer

You can uninstall the "Google Photos Backup" from your device or simply sign out from the account in the Photos app. Then go to the web-version of Google Photos (photos.google.com) and delete the photos.




  • Go to photos.google.com and login using the Google account you're
    using on your device.


  • Place your cursor over items you want to move to trash. At the top

    left corner of each item, click the select icon . (Or hold down SHIFT
    to select a range.)


  • At the top right, click the trash icon.




I tried it personally (after signing out in the Google Photos app) and I'm sure it won't delete the photos from your phone.


— Neal Sharma | Sources

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