GUIDE

Download your Google Photos Takeout

Google’s interface can change, so confirm labels in Google Takeout before starting a large export.

  1. Open Google Takeout and deselect all products.
  2. Select Google Photos and review the included albums.
  3. Choose ZIP archives and an archive size suitable for your storage.
  4. Create the export and download every ZIP part into one folder.
  5. Do not rename, edit, or partially extract archive parts before scanning.

Never share Takeout archives: they may contain private media, filenames, timestamps, albums, and location metadata.