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1. #Google photos takeout folder structure install#
2. #Google photos takeout folder structure trial#

All of them? Only ones created before a certain date? Only those you've selected in Photos? The tutorial discusses these different use case.ĭo you use a lot of folders and albums and if so, do you want to retain those? Do you want the photos exported by date? e.g. The first step is to decide which photos to export.

#Google photos takeout folder structure install#

Ensure that pipx installed packages are accessible in your PATH by typing: pipx ensurepath.Type the following into Terminal: brew install pipx.Install homebrew according to instructions at.Open Terminal (search for Terminal in Spotlight or look in Applications/Utilities).I suggest you start with the tutorial then feel free to ask any questions here, in the GitHub discussions or on Reddit on r/osxphotos. You will need to learn a little about working in the command line / Terminal.app. What I really want is an easy way to browse archived photos like when I’m looking at Apple yes, osxphotos can do this. What I really want is an easy way to browse archived photos like when I’m looking at Apple Photos. ICloud would be a good option if it did not insist on syncing all of you Mac and iOS devices. I’m just wondering what the best option is to set up set up an independent archiving source of photos, but for managing them, you see something like you see in Photos or Google Photos, but not be online, just sitting on your backed up hard drive?

#Google photos takeout folder structure trial#

I tried the trial version of Photos Takeout, and it will create a folder with the year and put the photo inside which is a good first start, but I admit the best thing is seeing photos displayed in an app like Apple Photos or Google Photos, you can see the image, in most cases know who is in it, but the location feature is very handy and sometimes a name is good too. I have seen that there are apps designed to help with this like Photo Exifer or Photos Takeout.

I‘ve already seen that images exported to Google Photos maintains metadata, but it appears that if I drag photos out or even use the export function of Apple Photos transferring them to just a folder, on my hard drive, that I end up with a long list of numbered photos.

I’m interested in moving photos off of iCloud and keep the metadata, such as date and sometimes location.