- Using Google Takeout to download all your photos and videos including backed up files from Android and iOS mobile uploads (Google Photos app) or via the desktop uploader (Google Photos Backup).
- Go to https://www.google.com/settings/takeout and log in using a desktop computer
- Under 'Select data to include,' click the 'Select none' button
- Scroll down to 'Google photos' and click into the box (the check mark will be in a green box)
- Left of the box is a small down arrow; click on it
- 'Include all photo albums' is pre-selected
- If you want to select specific albums, click 'Select photo albums' and see the 'note' below. - Scroll to the bottom of the page and click 'Next'
- Choose how you want to get the data
- File type: choose Zip format
- Delivery method: Send download link by email - Click 'Create archive'
- After awhile, you'll receive an email that says your Zip file is ready to download. Download and unzip the file into a drive that has enough room to store it. The file size could be quite large depending on how many photos are in your collection.
- You can also rename the zip at this time
- Click 'Save' and specify a location to download
- Unzip the zip file
- In Windows Explorer, right-click the zip file, click 'Extract All' then 'Extract'
- When unzipping is finished, you may delete the zip file
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Hello, I wish to leave Google photos, and I have downloaded all my photos using Google Takeout. Now I have a boatload of folders containing both json files (that I think contains exif data) and images. Delivery & Pickup Options - 87 reviews of Tom's Take Out 'From burgers and the BBQ Beef to home made tacos (dorados) and Chili Cheese Fries, this is the best lunch around. The bacon for BLTs or for breakfast is delicious, the sodas have real cherry, vanilla, or chocolate sirup, and the lemonade, ice tea, and fruit punch give variety to your lunch. Mar 28, 2021 pip install -U google-photos-takeout-helper1.2.0; I don't know if new version fully works, so let me know if it doesn't:+1: How to use: Get all your photos in Google Takeout (select only Google Photos) pip install -U google-photos-takeout-helper; Extract all contents from your Google Takeout to one folder. I find that google takeout strips metadata from the actual photos - like date taken and location. When you import them into the Win10 Photo application, it doesn't know how to sort them by date. And I have the same problem as others, albums are lost.
Takeout does not remove photos from Google Photos. When a photo is edited in Google Photos the ZIP folder includes both the original and the edited photos. The ZIP folder also includes.json files with additional data, which can hardly be used. Your own albums should be complete.
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Script that organizes the Google Photos Takeout archive into one big chronological folder
Project description
What is this for?
If you ever want to move from Google Photos to other platform/solution, your fastest choice to export all photos is Google Takeout
But when you download it, you will find yourself with hundreds of little folders with few photos and weird .json files inside.What if you want to just have one folder with all photos, in chronological order? Good luck coping all of that :confused:
This script does just that - it organizes and cleans up your Takeout for you :+1:
It will take all of your photos from those tiny folders, set their exif and last modified, and other properties correctly, and put it in one big folder (or folders divided by a month)
- If you have new 'year folders' (that is, few folders named like 'Photos from 2012') (+albums) - use the newestversion
pip install -U google-photos-takeout-helper
- If you have old 'date folders' (that is, ton of folders named like '2012-06-23') - use version
1.2.0pip install -U google-photos-takeout-helper1.2.0
I don't know if new version fully works, so let me know if it doesn't :+1:
How to use:
- Get all your photos in Google Takeout (select only Google Photos)
pip install -U google-photos-takeout-helper- Extract all contents from your Google Takeout to one folder
- Run
google-photos-takeout-helper -i [INPUT TAKEOUT FOLDER] -o [OUTPUT FOLDER]
If you want your photos to be divided by a year and month, run it with --divide-to-dates flag.
How to use for dummies (non-programming people):
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This script is written in Python - but if you have Windows, and don't want to bother installing it,you can download a standalone .exe :tada:
Go to releases->latest release->assets anddownload
takeout-helper.exePrepare your Takeout:
If your Takeout was divided into multiple .zips, you will need to extract them, and move their contents into onefolder
- Open cmd, and type:
// Ps note: Don't use the '[ ]' in the command above.
Contact/errors
If you have issues/questions, you can hit me up either by Reddit, Twitter Email: google-photos-takeout-gh@niceyyyboyyy.anonaddy.com, or if you think your issue is common: Issues tab
If I helped you, you can consider donating me: https://www.paypal.me/TheLastGimbus
I spent a lot of time fixing bugs and making standalone .exe file for Windows users :sparkling_heart: - would besuper thankful for any donations
You can also send me some Bitcoin: 3GezcSsZ6TWw1ug9Q8rK44y9goWa3vTmbk, DOGE: DTKFGSzPCDxZPQQtCTyUHbpRYy6n8fSpco, or Monero: 43HorPVy1PTGVph3Qh3b6vVSfW2p3fH4ChjtiLVdLZw4Kw1vZUgCCcZSmfGCeEFq6bdeuF7zMutAcAcuuYFf8vEr6htBWTk
But, be aware if you move your photos on you Android phone..
Beware, that (99% of the times), if you move some files in Android, their creation and modification time is re-seted to current.
'Simple Gallery' app usually keeps original file creation time when moving and coping (but I don't guarantee it). It's also pretty cool and you can check it out:
What to do when you got rid of Google Photos? What are the alternatives?
I really recommend you using Syncthing for syncing your photos and files across devices. It does so through your local WiFi, so you're not dependend on any service or internet connection. It will also keep original file creation date and metadata, so it resolves Android issue that I mentioned before.
If you want something more centralized but also self-hosted, Nextcloud is a nice choice, but it's approach to photos is still not perfect. (And you need to set up your own server)
Guys at Photoprism are working on full Google Photos alternative, with search and AI tagging etc, but it's stil work in progress. (I will edit this when they are done, but can't promise :P ) Mission impossible 3 123movies.
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This one saves them in format ready for Evernote/ClintaNotes:
TODO (Pull Requests welcome):
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- <input type='checkbox' checked=' disabled=' /> Gps data: from JSON to Exif - Thank you @DalenW :sparkling_heart:
- <input type='checkbox' checked=' disabled=' /> Some way to handle albums - THANK YOU @bitsondatadev :kissing_heart: :tada: :woman_dancing:
- <input type='checkbox' disabled=' /> Windoza standalone
.exefile - Thank you, me :kissing_heart:
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