Change the value of SyncPath to your preferred external hard drive. To something like this "SyncPath": "/Volumes/ExternalDrive/Amazon Drive" Start Amazon client, it will ask you the location of sync folder, just click Next and the client will sync your cloud folder to your external hard drive.
{
"DeviceSourceId": "################",
...
"SyncPath": "/Path/To/Your/Sync/Directory"
}
Looking for a reliable online service where you can back up, store, and share your photos? Amazon Photos is one option worth considering, especially if you’re an Amazon Prime(Opens in a new window) subscriber, or you're looking for a good Google Photos alternative.
With Amazon Photos, you can back up and share your photos in the cloud, view photos by people and places, create albums, and play slideshows. Access it on the web, through a desktop app, or from the mobile app. Prime members get unlimited full-resolution photo storage for free.
Amazon Photos makes the most sense for Prime members, but non-subscribers can tap into the service as well, with 5GB of free photo storage. Storage plans(Opens in a new window) then start at $1.99 per month for 100GB ($19.99 per year), move to $6.99 per month for 1TB ($59.99 annually), and continue on up from there. You can pay for storage as you go and cancel your plan at any time.
Upload Photos
To get started, open your desktop browser to the Amazon Photos website(Opens in a new window) and sign in with your Amazon account. Assuming you haven’t yet uploaded or synced photos with your account, the page will prompt you to drag or upload photos from your computer.
Amazon Photos is also available as a desktop app that works similarly to the website. Head to the Amazon Photos Apps web page(Opens in a new window) and click Download now to grab the desktop app.
Open the app and sign in with your Amazon account. Click Backup and choose a folder of images on your computer to back up to Amazon Photos. Click Download to download specific folders and albums from Amazon Photos to your PC.
View Images
After you’ve uploaded a bunch of photos, you can view them in different ways. Click one of the four small grid icons on the right to change the layout of your photos to use different numbers of rows and columns.
From the left pane, you can filter the photos you see based on media type (photos or videos), the year taken, the types of things in the photos, and the people identified. Check one or more criteria to narrow your selection, then uncheck the boxes to view all your photos again.
Click a photo to view it up close. From here, you can share the photo, tag it as a favorite, zoom in and out, view it in slideshow format, or move it to the trash. Want to edit your photos? Click the ellipsis icon and select Edit photo. You can rotate the photo, apply different filters, adjust the brightness and contrast, add text, and tweak the focus.
If you select the People category, you can see photos based on identified people. From this page, choose the phrase Who’s this? for a specific person and type their name. You can also click the Places category to see photos based on identified locations.
There’s more you can do with your photos. If you select one or more images, options appear at the top of the screen to let you share or download your photos, add them to an album, or order printed photos.
Click the More icon to see additional commands for your Family Vault, to hide the selected photos from view, edit their date and time, or move them to the trash. Select All Actions to view all the available commands on one page.
Create Albums
Want to arrange your photos in an album? Choose the Albums category and then click the Create new album button. You can select individual photos or bulk upload based on date. If you want to select by a specific date, click the circle in front of the date. Then click Create album.
At the album page, all the photos you selected appear in your new album. Click Untitled album and type a name for the album. Finally, click the Save Album button at the top to finalize the album.
You can create additional albums in the same way, then view them all from the Albums category.
Edit Albums
If you wish to revise one of your albums, select it from the Albums page. Select any photos you wish to delete from the album and then click the Remove from Album button at the top. The selected photos are deleted only from the album, but will remain in your Amazon Photos library.
You can add more photos to an existing album if you click the Add Photos button. Select the photos you wish to add, then click the Add to album button.
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You can share photos by creating special sharing groups within Amazon Photos. Click the Sharing category and then click the Create Group button.
Name the group and click the Add photos button. You can opt to add photos from your computer or from Amazon Photos. Once the photos have been selected, click the Share button
Now click the Invite people button to add users to the group. Your recipients will need an Amazon account for this to work. You can send the link to your shared album via a link, your Amazon contacts list, an email, or Facebook. After your recipients accept the invitation, they can access the album you created.
A more secure way of sharing photos is through a feature called Family Vault, which will create a collection of photos only certain people can see. Select the photos you want to include, then click More > Add to Family Vault. Once this is set up, you can click the down arrow next to your name and select Family Vault to view and manage the photos.
Auto-Save Photos
The Amazon Photos app (iOS(Opens in a new window) and Android(Opens in a new window)) has many of the same features as the web version, but it also allows you to automatically upload photos you snap on your device.
To set this up on your iPhone or iPad, open Settings > Upload settings in the mobile app and turn on the Save photos switch under the Auto-save header. You can also include or exclude videos and choose whether to auto save photos using cellular data.
In the Android app, tap More > Settings > Auto-Save and then turn on the switch for Photos and Videos. You can opt to upload photos only when charging your device and choose whether or not to upload when you're using cellular data.
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