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[Stafford]

So last year I decided to backup a big amount of photos from Google Photos so that I can safely remove them after that, to make space for new photos. I just don't want to pay Google to have extra storage. Also around that time I was about to get a new phone.

I used Google Takeout and I have tons of JSON files on my old phone after the export process was finished. I however don't see any JPG files. Maybe my memory is failing me and I put these JPG files on a flash drive but so far no luck. Can I do something with these JSON files, like unpack them and have the photos or nah? The file size of the Takeout stuff is quite large. You would think the photos are there but I don't see them.

 

[Mitsurux]

JSON files are a text data format. Some applications use JSON files to save settings, User preferenced or meta data.

you should be able to open them with a text editor like Notepad++

 

[Stafford]

JSON files are a text data format. Some applications use JSON files to save settings, User preferenced or meta data.

you should be able to open them with a text editor like Notepad++

But that won't get me the photos, right? Damn.

 

[Mitsurux]

No it will not, JSONS are just text files, it's possible that they contain the Metadata from the photos.

 

[Stafford]

Damn. Well, then I'm gonna have to search for all the flash drives I got. I must have copied the pictures on one of those.

 

[AJUMP23]

Good luck.

 

[Stafford]

There's also no way to recover all this on Google Takeout itself? I didn't see a option for it. Only lets me export my current Google Photos.