If you lot're panicking nearly how to save those photos you've stacked upward since 2012, fear not. There is a way to save them all in 1 go. Unfortunately, Google doesn't make it entirely obvious how to do this, which is where nosotros come up in.

Whether yous want to back upward all your images, or migrate to another deject storage service, here's how to batch download all your photos and videos from Google.

In this article, we'll expect at how to download multiple photos or videos from Google Photos too every bit how to download everything from Google Photos, directly to your PC hard drive.

Though Google'due south unlimited photo storage has now ended, it's worth noting that Google won't have deleted your photos and videos after 1 June. They'll still be there and available to view. The change is simply that any photos and videos yous upload afterward that date will count confronting your quota, even in High Quality.

You can also check out how to upload your entire photo drove to Google Photos.

How to download multiple photos from Google Photos

This is the simpler task of the two, and the procedure is the same whether you're downloading photos or videos from Google Photos.

  • First head to Google Photos and click on the tick mark on superlative left corner on the photos or videos you desire to download. Hold downwardly Shift and click further down in the photo ringlet if you want to select multiple photos at once.
  • Click on the iii dots at the superlative right and click Download (or use Shift + D).
  • Your download should brainstorm.

Google Photos Download multiple images

Here's how to finish automatically bankroll up photos to Google Photos. Yous can also read nearly what to practise with Google Photos now that free storage has ended.

How to download all Google Photos at in one case to PC or hard bulldoze

Downloading all your photos from Google Drive is a lot less straightforward.

If yous tried to download all your images using the method in a higher place, you'd have noticed there's no way to batch download everything directly within Google Phones (nosotros don't know why either). Instead, you'll take to head to Google Takeout.

Google Takeout lets you download any data from your Google account – whether that's your Chrome history, Google Play activeness, Google Play Books, Hangouts history, or Google Photos.

  • Head to Google Takeout and clickDeselect all – this ensures you're not downloading your entire Google history

Google Takeout Deselect All

  • Coil downwardly the list and select Google Photos.
  • Click on "All photo albums included" to download only specific albums from Google Photos.

Google Takeout Select Google Photos

Note: If you haven't separated all your pictures into albums (because who has fourth dimension for that?), Google will automatically separate them by year.

  • Once you're happy with your selections click OK.

Google Takeout Select Albums

  • Scroll to the bottom of all the services and select Adjacent Step.

Google Takeout Next Step

  • In the consign settings that follow, you can choose how often yous want to download all your Google Photo content.

Google Takeout Export Settings

  • You can also specify whether you desire the concluding exported zipped file to be emailed to y'all, or sent to another cloud storage option. We'll stick to an electronic mail link in this case.

Google Takeout Export Setting delivery method

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  • At this stage, yous can besides select how large you want each exported zip file to be. The default setting is 2GB, and the maximum size is 50GB. Keep in heed, exports larger than 2GB will be compressed in zip64 files. Google warns this may not be supported by older systems, so you lot may need boosted file pinch software to unzip your exports.
  • Click Create Exportwhen you're gear up.

Google Takout Export Size Selection

  • Your files will now begin exporting. You may need to wait a few minutes depending on how large your whole drove is. You can also choose to abolish at this point.

Google Takeout Exporting

  • Once the export is complete, you'll exist able to download your photos by clicking onShow Exports.

.Google Takeout Show Export

  • You can now download each exported zippo binder to your hard bulldoze.Note: the download link expires afterward ane week.

GoogleTakeout Downloading Export

  • If you opted for an electronic mail notification, yous can likewise download the exports directly from your Gmail inbox.

Google Takeout Export Email Confirmation

  • Also note, y'all should become a security dominance email from Google to confirm it's you requesting to export your photos and not someone else. You may need to authorize it before yous're able to download your photos and videos.

Gmail Security Check

Also see: How to clear out Google Drive and gratuitous up space for new files

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