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Check Your Galaxy Backup Settings Now! They Will All Disappear Starting October / Omokgyo Electronic Market

Park Kyung-heum

Published : Sep 29, 2026 10:29 PM

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Did you know that you might face a situation starting in October where the photos you usually see on your Galaxy phone no longer appear in your gallery?

The synchronization feature that directly linked Samsung Galaxy Gallery and Microsoft OneDrive ends on September 30.

If you have been saving storage space by keeping your original files in OneDrive and leaving only previews on your smartphone, this is a change you must check.

Even after the integration ends, the original files in OneDrive will not be deleted immediately, but because the connection used to load photos and videos from the gallery will be severed, it may feel as though the files have vanished.

To prevent this, it is important to download the necessary original files to your smartphone before the service ends.
Google Photos synchronization has emerged as a new alternative.

With just a few settings in the Galaxy Gallery, you can automatically sync not only the photos you take, but also your screenshots and downloaded albums.
Key metadata such as location, shooting time, and favorites will also be preserved.

If you are a Galaxy user who takes a lot of photos, check out the essential settings and precautions you need to know right now as the backup policy changes!

(Producer: Ha Hyun-jong / Director: Park Kyung-heum / Assistant Directors: Kim Eun-chong, Yang Gi-chang, Lim Ji-oh The Intern / Tech: Cheon Se-yeon, Chae Hyun-seo / Camera: Yu Se-hun / Editing: Jeong Hye-su / CG Design: Kim Tae-hwa / Music: Kim Ji-won)

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