Google Photos Takeout guides

How to export Google Photos with Takeout, what the zip parts and .json files contain, why dates and places go missing, and how to move the library to iCloud Photos, Immich, Synology Photos or an external drive. Every guide links to Google's, Apple's, Immich's or Synology's own documentation or other sources. To fix an export now, use the free PhotoFixer tool.

• Why Google Takeout Photos Have the Wrong Date

  Why photos from a Google Takeout export show the download date, what the .json files keep, which photos are affected and how to put the real dates back.

• How to Download Google Photos With Google Takeout

  Step by step: export only Google Photos with Takeout, choose zip or tgz, the archive size and delivery method, and download every part before the link expires.

• Google Takeout JSON Files Explained

  What is inside the .json files in a Google Photos Takeout: photoTakenTime, geoData and its 0,0 values, description, supplemental-metadata and truncated names.

• How to Move Google Photos to iCloud Photos

  Use Google's direct transfer to iCloud Photos when you can, and Takeout plus Photos on Mac when you can't. What each route keeps, loses and requires.

• How to Move Google Photos to Immich

  Import a Google Photos Takeout into Immich with immich-go, the tool Immich recommends, or fix the files first and upload them with the Immich CLI.

• Move Google Photos to Synology Photos or an External Drive

  Export Google Photos with Takeout, fix dates and locations, then copy them to Synology Photos (/home/Photos or /photo) or to an external drive.

• Google Takeout Duplicates and Album Folders Explained

  Why the same photo appears several times in a Google Takeout: year folders, album folders, (1) names and -edited copies, and how to keep one copy of each.

• Google Takeout Not Downloading or Keeps Failing

  Fixes from Google's help for a Takeout export that fails, expires or will not download: smaller archives, fewer products, a computer, cloud delivery and limits.

• Google Takeout Photos Missing Location

  Why photos from Google Takeout lose the places you see in Google Photos: camera GPS, added and estimated locations, the 0,0 in the .json and how to restore it.

• Google Takeout Multiple Zip Files: Combine and Unzip

  Why a Google Photos Takeout comes in several zip parts, why a photo and its .json can be in different parts, zip or tgz, and how to process them together.

• Download All Google Photos Without Takeout: Your Options

  Can you download all Google Photos without Takeout? Compare batch downloads, Google's direct transfer and partner sharing, and what each one skips or limits.

• How to Move Google Photos to OneDrive

  Export Google Photos with Takeout, put the dates back, then upload to OneDrive on the web or desktop app. Free space, size limits and Takeout cloud delivery.

• How to Move Google Photos to Dropbox

  Move Google Photos to Dropbox: Takeout can deliver straight to it, but dates stay in .json files. Fix them first, upload with the desktop app, mind the limits.

• How to Move Google Photos to Amazon Photos

  Move Google Photos to Amazon Photos with Takeout: fix the dates, then upload folders from the website or the desktop app. What to check before you delete.

• How to Move Google Photos to Ente

  Import a Google Takeout into Ente with its desktop app: unzipped folder or zips, how metadata and albums are matched, import options and checks afterwards.

• Google Photos Storage Full: What to Do

  What happens when Google storage is full and how to fix it: free up space, buy more, or export your photos first. Includes the 2-year rule and safe order.

• Move Google Photos to Another Google Account

  Two ways to move Google Photos to another Google account: partner sharing, or Takeout then upload. What each keeps, its limits and what to check first.

• EXIF Date vs File Date: Which One Do Photos Use?

  EXIF DateTimeOriginal, CreateDate and ModifyDate explained, plus the file modified date: where each lives, what changes it and why Takeout photos mix them up.

• Check Nothing Is Missing After Google Takeout

  How to verify a Google Photos migration is complete: why counts differ, confirming every zip part, what to spot-check and when it is safe to delete from Google.

• Google Takeout for Workspace Accounts and Admin Limits

  Google Takeout on a work or school account: your admin controls it, Google Photos has its own switch, no direct transfer, and how to ask for access.