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Google Photos, Factory reset Pixel, On computer, iPhone, Google photos on…
Google Photos
Takeout
Mac mini/PC
USB cable
fails, sometimes
Takes too long with PC
resilio
GP cannot see them unless downloaded one at a time
Corrected by turning off Selective sync?
confirmed.
USB drive
MUST be FAT32
must be copied to a location seeable by GP (not external storage)
Cannot move large files
No photo is >4GB...
Google Drive
Needs to be downloaded
Samba Share
SSH
PC
Factory reset Pixel
Update Google Photos (GP)
Log in to account, turn off backup, and wait for Pixel to sync existing files from GP.
Turn on photo backups
Download Resilio
set up and share Camera folder with R&W to computer via resilio sync
turn off selective sync and archiving files
Ready to start
upload favorites photos folder to Camera folder via resilio
wait for pixel to download all photos in resilio
open google photos and wait for photos to upload
on PC move photos folder from Camera to Done folder
Repeat with other album folders
2 more items...
Mark Favorites before uploading more photos.
keep pixel on charger and on something cold
Take photo to create camera folder in ~/DCMI
On computer
Group photos into albums of ~2000 photos each
download each album, and save to computer as a folder within To Load.
make a album in groups of ~2000 for favorites
Download and set up Resilio
Create a Done and a To Load folders on PC, not to be synced
iPhone
GP app
upload (charges)
SSH/shortcuts
Camera folder
Auto backup
Pixel
GP app
upload (unlimited)
Google photos on computer
OLD method
Put all Favorites into a folder
Download all files with Google Takeout
Organize files into groups of <2k (lots of files permanently overwhelm the pixel)
OR Download wanted files
Group photos into albums of ~2000 photos each
download each album as a folder
uploading files downloaded from Google Photos/Takeout
Other folder
Add to GP app tracking
uploading individual photos
Factory reset phone
Set up google account
open GP and do mandatory update
take photo
reopen GP to ensure photo uploaded
In GP touch account image in top right>photo settings> Back up & sync>back up device folders>select "backup to GP"
Check to make sure image was uploaded.
download SSHelper
download Resilio Sync and set up
setup to share Backup to GP folder with R&W capabilities
email link to computer
set up, turn off selective sync, and verify
upload one folder to synced folder
Wait till photos have all been downloaded
Tell GP app on Pixel to sync new GP folder
Repeat till done
1 more item...
!!! Star Favorites !!!
Create folder using files app (ie~/backup to GP)
Save image within this folder
*Use vysor app to use pixel from PC (enabling complete remote work via VNC)