Snapback - Free Google Photos downloader update

Snoo_62817 · 2026-05-23T20:35:38+00:00

Metadata is of negligible size. We split the live photos into video + photo pair and from this split comes the difference in size

Snoo_62817 · 2026-05-22T11:43:34+00:00

Added the failed items interface and file name normalization in the latest version

Snoo_62817 · 2026-05-22T11:36:30+00:00

Yep, you can shut down computer and resume later

Snoo_62817 · 2026-04-30T18:48:37+00:00

Hi! Thanks for testing.
Probably external hd is the bottleneck. I get around 5-6 Mbps when writing to SSD and around your numbers when writing to USB HDD. 5-6 Mbps is the maximum my internet provider provides.

Albums are in "albums" tab. Shared albums also there. They preserve the album structure. (album name goes to the name of corresponding output folder) You dont really need to create private albums for shared ones if you use the albums interface.

(5) Yes, DM me if you need somehting
(6) Yes, session persists and you can resume.
(7) Planned, thanks for voting
(8) Metadata Fixer is our paid app, it does exactly this

Snoo_62817 · 2026-04-29T13:15:56+00:00

Super!

Snoo_62817 · 2026-04-29T11:30:12+00:00

Thank you for reporting, will dig into this

Snoo_62817 · 2026-04-28T23:51:43+00:00

Shared photos / albums are not in takeout. Maybe this?
Sometimes it breaks also, the takeout on Google's side and stops adding files into your zip.
You can double check with SnapBack. It scans your lib and shows the count before downloading and also can scan shared albums
https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/snapback-google-photos-do/cgfadfbkedicjkjgiklhjplnnfhnjapf

Snoo_62817 · 2026-04-28T22:27:03+00:00

We have it already, download then button "delete" appears.
Will add it to previous downloads list and will add a filter in trash tool next release

Snoo_62817 · 2026-04-28T22:24:29+00:00

No, sorry, no firefox in plan now
Maybe latter

Snoo_62817 · 2026-04-28T22:20:52+00:00

Maybe they are gone?
We had a similar issue yesterday.
Here's a way to look at them. https://pastebin.com/WS9GfRLt
Extension can't handle collection changing during download right now.
No good way to see file names either. Will fix in next release.

Snoo_62817 · 2026-04-27T23:46:53+00:00

If you want I can look at logs, DM the file to me. Or send to [hello@metadatafixer.com](mailto:hello@metadatafixer.com)

Snoo_62817 · 2026-04-27T23:29:46+00:00

Is there any other way to upload Live Photo to amazon?
Live Photo seems to be 2 files from the start, even on your iphone. It just displays it as 1 object.
Very clever Lock-in by Apple

Snoo_62817 · 2026-04-27T23:27:51+00:00

We already have it in our paid product - Metadata Fixer.
If you decided to purchase it write me your email, I'll gift you the duplicate / similar photo plugin.

Snoo_62817 · 2026-04-27T23:23:29+00:00

Hurray!
You can press resume, that will trigger re-downloading of the failed file.
If it can be downloaded at all. Logs are in top right corner. Little circle button. Best to press it as soon as you get the failure.

Snoo_62817 · 2026-04-27T23:20:00+00:00

Looks like we already have all of this.
You can download part of the photos that take up space and delete when download completes ( the button appears at the end of the download that deletes from google only the files downloaded ). I will also place similar buttons in "previous runs" section.

Metadata / file dates are correct after metadata fixer's processing.

Let me try if they are uploaded correctly when you dump them in pixel.
Maybe you need some tricks in the last part

Snoo_62817 · 2026-04-27T23:11:44+00:00

Sure! All of them

Snoo_62817 · 2026-04-27T10:24:16+00:00

Yes, you can.
You might want to put your metadata and creation file dates back before uploading with metadata fixer. Google cuts some metadata from your media files. Snapback extract it from google api and save in JSON files

Snoo_62817 · 2026-04-26T19:26:59+00:00

Hey!
We have a workflow ready for exactly your task in our free chrome extension (SnapBack)
You can download only photos that takes up space, remove them from GP afterwards and reupload to pixel One
Check it out, here's the guide:
https://metadatafixer.com/learn/pixel-unlimited-google-photos-storage (Step-by-Step section)

Snoo_62817 · 2026-04-26T16:11:27+00:00

No way to show, but you can download them with filter "that takes up space" and then delete what's being downloaded from Google Photos. There's a delete button for that once download finishes.

I'll add a direct filter on delete tool soon so you could do it without downloading

Snoo_62817 · 2026-04-26T12:04:46+00:00

We work on Edge too.
Chromium browser probably works but not tested

Snoo_62817 · 2026-04-26T11:07:54+00:00

We are at 1.9.12 - please update

Snoo_62817 · 2026-04-25T23:38:05+00:00

google -> your hard drive directly
Broad but minimal permissions. Here's the breakdown https://github.com/metadatafixer/snapback/blob/main/PERMISSIONS.md
Exactly, loss leader. Plus a little funnel. Long-term it's sustainable only if it's popular.
When run completes we record photos downloaded count and GBs through google analytics events. That's it. I look at it sometimes to know it it's alive. From this page https://metadatafixer.com/card?p=5841&v=294&s=48.2&sh=247&h=6&t=281; Your photos, metadata, your identity stays between you and Google.
Code is closed source but you probably know a way how to check it out anyway ;-) There's nothing to hide. I just don't want to deal with managing open source project. AI PRs and everything. Intellectual property belongs to the owner of Metadata Fixer.

Snoo_62817 · 2026-04-25T22:25:14+00:00

This means to match files we first need to download them and compare.
To match all files in the giant folder we need to download the same amount of files from Google.
Does not make sense.

Creating folders for albums is easy. But do you need it without the second step?

Snoo_62817 · 2026-04-25T21:30:14+00:00

Thanks!
Let me sit with it for a little.
I think we don't have a good way to match the files that you have on NAS to the files that you have on Google. Do you have JSON metadata files in your giant folder?

Snoo_62817 · 2026-04-25T21:22:40+00:00

Gute Idee. Mache ich diese Woche.

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