What is imported
All individual photos, videos and albums are copied from your Google Photos account.
The imported photos are organized in folders /Imports/YYYY/MM which should be same as photos’ creation year and month.
Photo file name is imported with file name format as OriginalPhotoName_HashCode.OriginalExtension
What isn't imported
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Location information of original photos is not copied to imported photos due to the limitation of Google Photos API.
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Favorite attribute of original photos is not copied to imported photos.
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Live photos are imported as static photos.
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Creations including Movies, Animations and Collages are not imported.
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Tags and categories are not imported.
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Photos in Archive are not imported.
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After importing your Google Photos to OneDrive, if you edit a photo and then start another import from the same account, the modified photo won't be imported to OneDrive. To ensure the modified photo is imported to OneDrive, delete the previous imported version.
Check your Google Photos storage
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Sign in your Google Photos app.
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At the top right, tap your Profilepicture or Initial.
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Tap Account storage.
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At the Manage storage page, you can find the storage size for Google Photos.