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October 2, 2026
SyncGallery 2.3: more room for photos, more privacy for you
Free up space without losing your originals, give private photos a vault of their own, and lock the app. Plus pCloud and more language options.
September 30, 2026
Keep your OneDrive photos in your Android gallery without filling your phone
Used Samsung Gallery with OneDrive? Bring your cloud photos into SyncGallery, choose what stays offline, and start with one small folder.
September 1, 2026
How to build a 3-2-1 backup for Android with SyncGallery
Keep one copy on your Android device, a second on a PC or NAS, and a third offsite. Here is how to build that setup with two SyncGallery rules without turning every deletion into three deletions.
August 30, 2026
How to restore a photo timeline from filenames
Photos copied between devices can lose their place in the gallery timeline. If the original date survived in the filename, SyncGallery can use it to restore the correct order.
August 25, 2026
Sync vs backup: what SyncGallery does, and what it does not
Sync and backup can move the same files to the same cloud, but they solve different problems. Here is how SyncGallery handles both, where the limits are, and how to configure each kind of rule.
August 24, 2026
From 100,000 files to a million
We designed SyncGallery around a 100,000-file ceiling and thought that was generous. Our users proved us wrong. Rebuilding for a million files changed how we develop the app.
August 21, 2026
Why some WebDAV servers change your file dates
Some WebDAV servers replace the date and time of uploaded files with the upload time. Here is the technical background, and how SyncGallery detects it and warns you up front.
August 20, 2026
SyncGallery 2.1: more clouds, a file explorer, and new editor tools
SyncGallery 2.1 is out: seven new storage options, a full file explorer, Quick Upload from any app, and geometry corrections for photos and videos.
August 19, 2026
Welcome to the SyncGallery blog
Why this blog exists, what we plan to write about, and where to start if you are new to SyncGallery.

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