This is true, but in any event I feel it's more likely I'll lose access to my Google account than that Google will suffer a storage failure and lose my photos.

This is true, but in any event I feel it's more likely I'll lose access to my Google account than that Google will suffer a storage failure and lose my photos. I didn't have a laptop or desktop for a few years, which makes having my own backups a lot more difficult, but at this point I should probably take care of it.