How to Download All Your Photos from Google Photos

Despite its few drawbacks, Google Photos remains one of the top choices for online cloud storage for photos due to its numerous benefits. These include the ability to back up photos from multiple devices, automatic photo organization, and a useful smart search feature. However, free accounts do have a limited amount of storage available.

If you find that your Google storage is becoming limited, one option is to download your photos from Google Photos to your device. You can then transfer them to an external storage device or another cloud storage platform. Let’s explore the steps for downloading all of your photos from your Google Photos library.

Downloading Google Photos Using Google Takeout

To download a limited number of photos or albums from Google Photos, there are a few methods available. However, for downloading all of your photos from the service, Google Takeout is the most recommended option. This tool is specifically designed for exporting data from various Google services, including Google Drive, Mail messages, Keep notes, and, of course, Google Photos.

• Go to the Google Takeout website using your web browser and log in to your Google account.
• The Google Takeout website shows all the data related to your Google account. You can select the data to download by clicking on the check box next to each option.

• By default, data for most services will be selected. So, the first step is to deselect the data since you only want to download photos from Google Photos.To do so, click on the ‘Deselect All’ option in the ‘Create A New Export’ section.

• First, scroll down the list until you locate Google Photos. Then, click on the check box next to it to make your selection. This will automatically select all of your photo albums in Google Photos, but you also have the option to choose specific albums by selecting ‘All Photo Albums Included’.

• When you do so, it will show you all your albums as a list. Simply click on the check boxes next to the albums you want to download.

• After selecting your albums, scroll down and click on the ‘Next Step’ button to proceed.

• On the next page, you can choose the delivery method and format of the photos to be downloaded. The first option lets you select how to download the photos.

• Click on the drop-down menu, and you will see a few options. These include downloading the photos to your system or sending them to services like Google Drive, Dropbox, OneDrive, or Box.

• The ‘Send Download Link Via Email’ option is selected by default, allowing you to download your photos. Below that, you will find the option to choose when to initiate the download.

• Click on ‘Export Once’ to download the photos immediately. The other option lets you recurringly download photos every two months for a year.

• The next option allows you to choose between. zip and. tgz formats when downloading photos. Click on ‘.zip’ to select it, since it is a good option for most users.

• The ‘file size’ option lets you choose the maximum size of the photos to be downloaded. Files larger than the selected size will be split into multiple chunks, making it easier to manage them.

• After selecting your preferred size, click on the ‘Create Export’ button.

• Google Takeout will start preparing your photos for download and will inform you that the process can take some time.

• Once the photos are ready, you will get an email informing you of the same.

• To download your photos, click on the ‘Download Your Files’ button in the email. You will need to sign in again to your Google account to start downloading.

• Once the download is complete, your files will automatically begin downloading in. zip format. You can then extract them on your system.

To obtain all of your photos from your Google Photos collection, rather than individual albums or images, the best choice is Google Takeout. It offers various options, including the ability to select the size and format of the photos, and does not require any third-party tools.

Additionally, since Google offers direct access to it, you can be confident that there are no privacy or security issues when using it to download photos. With Google Takeout, you can effortlessly transfer all your photos to a different account or service provider.