VIvishnumohandas·May 7, 2024
This might help: https://github.com/TheLastGimbus/GooglePhotosTakeoutHelper
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GooglePhotosTakeoutHelper
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TheLastGimbus / GooglePhotosTakeoutHelper
GooglePhotosTakeoutHelper
Script that organizes the Google Takeout archive into one big chronological folder
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Script that organizes the Google Takeout archive into one big chronological folder
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3 sourcesI’m working through moving from google to apple photos. It’s not straight forward, but this tool is fantastic:
https://github.com/TheLastGimbus/GooglePhotosTakeoutHelper
In How to Move Your Google PhotosJust a simple google search on terms "github google takeout photos" gives a link to a script https://github.com/TheLastGimbus/GooglePhotosTakeoutHelper plenty of other projects to use or get an idea for your own. Even if you are not a programmer writing a python script is not hard.
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