How-to guides for Google Photos Takeout

From the Takeout download to a clean library elsewhere – with the right dates.

Download all Google PhotosDownload your whole Google Photos library with Google Takeout: which options to pick (zip, 2–50 GB parts), how long it takes, what you get, and what to do next.Takeout photos missingFewer photos in your Takeout than Google Photos shows? Common causes – missing zip parts, shared albums, duplicates, edits, live photos – and a reliable check.Takeout zip won't extractFix Takeout zip extraction problems on Windows and Mac – 'path too long', errors on huge zips, merging parts into one folder – or skip extracting entirely.Google Photos to Immich / Synology / OneDriveLeaving Google Photos: why dates and places break, the options for Immich, Synology Photos and OneDrive, and a clean import path with correct dates.

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Takeout photos have the wrong dateMerge JSON metadata into photosTakeout helper alternativeWhat are .supplemental-metadata.json files?Duplicates: albums vs Photos from YYYYGoogle Photos to iCloud / Apple PhotosLive photos & motion photosPhotos without JSON & sorting by year

Scan your Takeout first – free. Rollmend reads your Google Photos Takeout folder or zip parts in the browser, matches every photo and video with its JSON (including .supplemental-metadata.json and cut-off names), writes the real date, GPS and caption back into the files, removes album duplicates and exports a year/month folder. Nothing is uploaded. The scan report is free for everything and 50 files can be fixed free; a $15 one-time license fixes the whole library.

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Sources and product names: Google Photos and Google Takeout are trademarks of Google LLC; iCloud and Apple Photos of Apple Inc.; Synology of Synology Inc.; OneDrive of Microsoft. Immich is an open-source project. Rollmend is independent and not affiliated with them.