Google Photos is finally making backups less painful with a smarter export system

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TL;DR

  • Google is adding a new “Incremental Takeout for Photos” feature that lets users schedule recurring exports of their Google Photos library.
  • After the initial full export, future exports will only include photos and videos that were added, edited, or changed since the last successful backup.
  • Previously, exporting Google Photos through Takeout required downloading an entire library every time, which could take a long time and consume a large amount of storage space.

Google is rolling out a useful upgrade for people who regularly back up their Google Photos libraries through Takeout. The company has announced a new “Incremental Takeout for Photos” feature that allows users to schedule recurring exports that include only newly added or changed content, instead of downloading their entire library every time.

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