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Not OP but I have had many cloud photo accounts in the past: myphotoalbum, Kodak Gallery, photobucket, Flickr and more. Eventually all of them either shut down

by ncann 5y ago

Not OP but I have had many cloud photo accounts in the past: myphotoalbum, Kodak Gallery, photobucket, Flickr and more. Eventually all of them either shut down, or got sold and became unmaintained. Google Photos and Apple's are the only ones that I can trust will still be around in 10 years' time.

meibo 5y ago
Picasa as well, though Google nowadays does a pretty great job at getting all pictures you have on your account together with https://get.google.com/albumarchive/ https://get.google.com/albumarchive/
- marwis 5y ago
  Pity that once uploaded there's no way to get your data back from Google. API scrambles EXIF location metatada while Takeout, besides being pain to use on an ongoing basis, fails if you store too many files.
  - vishnumohandas 5y ago
    FWIW, ente processes all of the location metadata generated by Takeout during an import via web.ente.io.
    - marwis 5y ago
      That's probably the best once can do other than reverse engineering the protocol used by Google Photos Android app - as that app seems to be able to download files with full exif, unlike official API. Unfortunately, as mentioned, multiple users report that Takeout does not work once you get past certain size (I have 350GB and it fails every time). It's been failing for years, probably always. Of course Google doesn't care. I guess if someone was in EU they could try to ask Google for their data under GDPR data portability, face inevitable non-answer and then go to court if they are determined enough.
      - vishnumohandas 5y ago
        I sincerely hope that someone sues. Google has blocked access to their APIs for migration[1] which IMO contradicts with their stance on data portability[2]. It is hard to assume good intent here. [1]: https://developers.google.com/photos/library/guides/acceptable-use https://developers.google.com/photos/library/guides/acceptab... [2]: https://datatransferproject.dev https://datatransferproject.dev
        marwis 5y ago
        As the famous saying goes, never ascribe to malice that which can be explained by incompetence. This is Google we are talking about, they are infamous for their lack of strategic focus and disorganization.

by ncann 5y ago

meibo 5y ago

Picasa as well, though Google nowadays does a pretty great job at getting all pictures you have on your account together with https://get.google.com/albumarchive/ https://get.google.com/albumarchive/

marwis 5y ago
Pity that once uploaded there's no way to get your data back from Google. API scrambles EXIF location metatada while Takeout, besides being pain to use on an ongoing basis, fails if you store too many files.
- vishnumohandas 5y ago
  FWIW, ente processes all of the location metadata generated by Takeout during an import via web.ente.io.
  - marwis 5y ago
    That's probably the best once can do other than reverse engineering the protocol used by Google Photos Android app - as that app seems to be able to download files with full exif, unlike official API. Unfortunately, as mentioned, multiple users report that Takeout does not work once you get past certain size (I have 350GB and it fails every time). It's been failing for years, probably always. Of course Google doesn't care. I guess if someone was in EU they could try to ask Google for their data under GDPR data portability, face inevitable non-answer and then go to court if they are determined enough.
    - vishnumohandas 5y ago
      I sincerely hope that someone sues. Google has blocked access to their APIs for migration[1] which IMO contradicts with their stance on data portability[2]. It is hard to assume good intent here. [1]: https://developers.google.com/photos/library/guides/acceptable-use https://developers.google.com/photos/library/guides/acceptab... [2]: https://datatransferproject.dev https://datatransferproject.dev
      - marwis 5y ago
        As the famous saying goes, never ascribe to malice that which can be explained by incompetence. This is Google we are talking about, they are infamous for their lack of strategic focus and disorganization.