How to transfer back multiple images from Google Photos to your local phone storage

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Google Photos is a great backup tool that most of us who are heavily invested in Google’s ecosystem of apps and services use. If you are running a stock Android phone, most likely the Google Photos is your default gallery app. But not everyone likes to live on the cloud.

If you accidentally deleted your local backup by taping the “Free up xyzMB from device” prompt in Google Photos or some other reason and want it back, or if you simply want to pull your collection from the cloud and store it on your phone or elsewhere where it’s accessible offline for any reason, the process isn’t as seamless. Here is what you need to do to transfer single or multiple photos from Google Photos back to your phone.

Also Read: How to transfer contacts from Simple Feature Phone To Android Phone

How to download a single image from Google Photos to your phone storage

Downloading a single image is simple.

Step 1: Open Google Photos App and navigate to the image you wish to download.

Step 2: Tap on the image to open it. Now press the triple dot menu on the top right.

Step 3: Tap on ‘Save to device’ option. You will be able to access them from a separate ‘Restored’ folder from your Gallery app.

How to download multiple photos from Google Photos to your phone storage

To download multiple photos all at once from Google Photos you will need your PC. There is no option to download multiple photos from Google photos back to your phone.

Step 1: Open the Google Photos App on your PC

Step 2: Select multiple images that you wish to download.

Step 3: Now tap on the triple dot menu icon on the top right corner. You will find the download option here.

Step 4: After downloading your images to your PC, you can then transfer them to your phone.

How to transfer multiple images from Google Photos To local storage

As you can see, the process to transfer multiple images is a bit indirect. It isn’t every day that you will need to transfer images back to your phone, so I guess the workaround shouldn’t be grossly inconvenient.

Also Read: How to hide WhatsApp images from Gallery for particular contacts

Deepak SinghDeepak Singh
Deepak has more than 8 years of experience in covering technology for several eminent publications in India. He currently leads an enthusiastic team of young writers at Smartprix and tries to uphold the highest quality standards.

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Keith
Keith
@keith_cajixifi
9 months ago

what folder do i copy the downloaded google photos to, on my rednote 11 thanks

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Patricia
Anonymous
2 years ago

When I try to move some of my pics from my google pics to my Android phone the only thing it allows me to choose are “Remove from results” and “Move to Archive”. How do I move my pics from Google pics to my phone?

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Dan H
Anonymous
3 years ago

I cannot figure out how to “select” more than one photo at a time to transfer at once. If I click on any one photo to select it, it will automatically open, not allowin g me to click on another. How do I get around this so that I can select a group of photos to transfer at once? Thanks

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Deepak Rajawat
Anonymous
3 years ago

Try long press.

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bashir jammu
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3 years ago

All photo all documents all video gmail to my gallery download help me please

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bashir jammu
Anonymous
3 years ago

My all gmail photo video documents Google to to gallery download automatic please help me

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bashir jammu
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3 years ago

My all gmail photo Mo to gallery download automatic please

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Arokiaraj
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3 years ago

I can restore photos one by one but not multiple … huff…

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Palak Snehi
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3 years ago

It doesn’t work at all

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