How to Download All on Google Photos on PC or Mac

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Last Updated: March 10, 2019 Tested

This wikiHow teaches you how to archive your Google Photos albums in a ZIP file, and download the archive to your computer, using a desktop internet browser.

Steps

1
Open Google Takeout in an internet browser. Type takeout.google.com/settings/takeout into the address bar, and hit ↵ Enter or ⏎ Return on your keyboard. The website will list all your Google accounts.
2
Click the grey SELECT NONE button. It is located in the upper-right corner of the list. This will deselect all your accounts.

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3
Scroll down and slide the Google Photos switch to
. This will allow you to download your Google Photos data to your computer.
- Optionally, you can click the
  icon here, and select which albums you want to download.
4
Scroll down and click NEXT. This is a blue button in the lower-left corner of your page. This will open your download options on a new page.
5
Click the blue CREATE ARCHIVE button. It is located on the lower-left corner. This will take you to the download page.
- Optionally, here you can also change your file type to TGZ, adjust your maximum archive size to increase or decrease your compression rate, or your download method.
6
Wait until your archive is created. Google will compress you photo albums, and prepare your download. A blue DOWNLOAD button will appear when it's ready.
7
Click the Download button. This will download your Google Photos archive to your computer.
- On Windows, you may be prompted to select a download location on your computer.
- If you're prompted to verify your account, enter your password and click Next to start the download.