From fb867bd351bd4a7464f087976417e3b30756da3b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Jaspal Suri <44656000+JaspalSuri@users.noreply.github.com> Date: Sat, 10 Aug 2024 00:06:10 -0700 Subject: [PATCH 1/2] Update Google Photos Takeout Instructions Simplify instructions Remove note Expand step 9 to incorporate note --- docs/docs/photos/migration/from-google-photos/index.md | 9 +-------- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 8 deletions(-) diff --git a/docs/docs/photos/migration/from-google-photos/index.md b/docs/docs/photos/migration/from-google-photos/index.md index 772908576e..861b589b52 100644 --- a/docs/docs/photos/migration/from-google-photos/index.md +++ b/docs/docs/photos/migration/from-google-photos/index.md @@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ it with Ente. 8. Wait for Google to send you your data. 9. Open [our desktop app](https://ente.io/download/desktop), click on "Upload", - select "Google takeout" and pick the ZIP file you just downloaded. + select "Google takeout" and pick the ZIP file you just downloaded. If you were provided with multiple ZIP files, you must extract **all** of the files, *including the JSON files*, into one folder and select "Folder" instead. ![Importing Google Takeout into Ente](google-takeout.png){width=400px} @@ -54,10 +54,3 @@ will ignore already backed up files and upload just the rest. If you run into any issues during this migration, please reach out to [support@ente.io](mailto:support@ente.io) and we will be happy to help you! - -> Note: When importing a Google takeout, Ente will parse the metadata in the -> JSON files and stich them together with corresponding files. However, one case -> this will not work is when Google has split the export into multiple parts, -> and did not put the JSON file associated with an image in the same exported -> zip. So the best move is to unzip all of the items into a single folder, and -> to drop that folder into our desktop app. From a61d62d86247836a75267457e9af44128c3596fa Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Vishnu Mohandas Date: Mon, 12 Aug 2024 18:01:32 +0530 Subject: [PATCH 2/2] Minor update --- docs/docs/photos/migration/from-google-photos/index.md | 7 +++++-- 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/docs/docs/photos/migration/from-google-photos/index.md b/docs/docs/photos/migration/from-google-photos/index.md index 861b589b52..80973e9268 100644 --- a/docs/docs/photos/migration/from-google-photos/index.md +++ b/docs/docs/photos/migration/from-google-photos/index.md @@ -39,9 +39,12 @@ it with Ente. 8. Wait for Google to send you your data. 9. Open [our desktop app](https://ente.io/download/desktop), click on "Upload", - select "Google takeout" and pick the ZIP file you just downloaded. If you were provided with multiple ZIP files, you must extract **all** of the files, *including the JSON files*, into one folder and select "Folder" instead. + select "Google takeout" and pick the ZIP file you just downloaded. + +> If you were provided with multiple ZIP files, please extract **all** the +> files into one folder and select that folder instead. - ![Importing Google Takeout into Ente](google-takeout.png){width=400px} +![Importing Google Takeout into Ente](google-takeout.png){width=400px} 10. Wait for the uploads to complete as Ente parses the metadata generated by Google, and preserves them along with the corresponding files, end-to-end