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GOOGLE PHOTOS BACKUP LINUX INSTALL
GOOGLE PHOTOS BACKUP LINUX ANDROID

$ mkdir /home/alan/Photos $ gphotos-sync /home/alan/Photos Create the folder then run gphotos-sync and point it to that folder.

Once the client ID is created, download it as client_secret.json and save it under the application configuration directory ~/snap/gphotos-sync/current/.config/gphotos-sync – this directory won’t exist initially, so will need to be created by the userĭecide on a folder into which you’d like the photos synced and make it.

Create a Client ID by following the setting up oauth 2.0 procedure with application type set to Other –.

Authorize it to use the ‘Photos Library API’, following the Activating and deactivating APIs procedure –.

Create a project on Google Developer Console –, following the Creating a project procedure –.

The Snap Store page lists the steps required to setup gphotos-sync. Once installed there’s some configuration to do, which can be a little overwhelming initially, but only needs doing once. Don’t run the snap yet though, as it requires configuration to work correctly.

GOOGLE PHOTOS BACKUP LINUX INSTALL

Installing gphotos-sync is as simple as snap install gphotos-sync. If your distribution lacks snap support, that can be added by following the simple directions at Gphotos-sync is published in the Snap Store, so can be installed on a wide range of systems running popular Linux distributions. Once setup, it can be run on a regular basis, to ensure all the pictures stored in the cloud are also stored locally on your own storage.

It’s purpose is to backup Google Photos and Albums using the Google Photos Library API. Gphoto-sync is an open source command-line tool written in Python. There’s also the worry that the Google Photos service might one day go away, and so might your pictures. Wouldn’t it also be handy to have a local backup of your treasured pictures? Perhaps to put on a photo frame, or to do some offline editing, or share with non-smartphone members of the family. Indeed many cellphone users have never physically connected their device to a PC. These days, cellphone users typically rely on WiFi or their carrier connection to backup photos and videos to ‘the cloud’, and rarely connect it to a computer for backups. In the past phones were commonly connected to a PC to transfer data, music and photos.

GOOGLE PHOTOS BACKUP LINUX ANDROID

Many Android and some iOS users have chosen to store their photos in the free or paid Google Photos service. For most, the single, double or even triple cameras on modern phones are great for making memories. With a smart phones in their pocket, most people don’t bother carrying a traditional camera anymore.