Enable and configure auto-uploads
The first time you open the app, it will automatically ask if you want to turn on auto-uploads for your photos and videos. The files will only upload when you're connected to Wi-Fi. You can skip this step to enable and configure auto-uploads later (upload to unlimited storage for photos and videos, account, data networks, source folders) in the app settings.
Enable auto-uploads
To auto-upload your photos and videos to the Camera folder:
- Open settings.
- Tap Auto upload.
- Enable the Auto-upload photos and Auto-upload videos options.
For more information about this auto-upload method, see Auto-uploads to the Camera folder.
Upload to unlimited storage
Note
Available only with Yandex 360 plans.
If you don't want your uploaded photos and videos to take up space on Yandex Disk, enable upload to unlimited storage.
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Open settings.
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Tap Auto upload.
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Enable Upload to unlimited storage for photos and videos.
For more information about this auto-upload method, see Auto-uploads to the Camera folder.
Choose an account for auto-uploads.
If you have more than one account in the app, you can choose which one to use for auto-uploads:
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Open settings.
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Tap Auto upload.
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In Account for auto-upload, tap
next to its name. -
Select the required account from the list.
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To confirm your choice, tap Change.
Learn how to add multiple accounts to the app in Add account.
Note
There can be only one account for auto-uploads. All your phone's photos will automatically upload to it, even if you're using a different account in the app.
Choose the network for auto-uploads
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Open settings.
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Tap Auto upload.
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In General, choose the network for photos and video auto-uploads:
- Turn off Upload over mobile data if you want to auto-upload files only over Wi-Fi.
- Turn on Upload over mobile data if you want to auto-upload files over both Wi-Fi and mobile data.
Alert
Mobile data charges may apply.
Select device folders to upload from
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Open settings.
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Tap Auto upload.
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In General, tap Folders on your phone (or Folders on your tablet).
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Select the folders from which you want to auto-upload photos and videos to Yandex Disk.
Alert
You can only enable or disable auto-uploads for these folders: Pictures, Images, Videos, and DCIM\Screenshots. Photos and videos from the Camera and DCIM folders (except for DCIM\Screenshots) always upload to Yandex Disk.
How do I know which photos are already on Yandex Disk?
You can tell photos apart by the icons in their bottom right corner:
- [no icon] — the photo was uploaded to Yandex Disk manually or automatically.
— the photo was automatically uploaded to Yandex Disk from your device.
— the photo hasn't been uploaded to Yandex Disk and is stored only on your device because auto-uploads are disabled or paused. This icon marks photos that were once automatically uploaded to Yandex Disk but were then removed from Photos.