Facebook has always been quirky about storing your data. They usually keep your data on their servers until you delete your account. The photos and videos that you’ve shared on Facebook will remain on their servers almost forever. How about you transfer all this data to your Google Photos to access it suitably?
In 2019, Facebook revealed a tool to transfer Facebook Images and Video to Google Photos with ease. Initially, they launched it in Ireland and Latin America. However, now everyone can access the tool in the majority of the countries where Facebook operates.
Do you want to transfer your old stuff from Facebook to Google Photos? Well, this article revolves around the same. Read it thoroughly and enjoy watching your stupid photos from the past. Here’s an overview.
Like the heading above says, this tool allows you to ‘automatically’ transfer everything. You just need to access the tool and turn on the process. The tool is pretty simple to use for anyone. Mentioned below are the key steps that you need to follow. This will help you transfer Facebook images and videos to Google Photos with ease.
Transfer Facebook Images and Videos to Google Photos from Desktop:
This is pretty easy to follow. Here’s the step by step guide.
Step 1: Login your Facebook account on the Desktop browser.
Step 2: Click on the ‘Settings’ option, and a new page will load.
Step 3: From the left sidebar, click on ‘Your Facebook Information’. The options will get loaded in the middle of the page.
Step 4: Click on ‘View’ from the option of ‘Transfer a copy of your photos or videos’.
Step 5: Now enter your password again to confirm your identity and proceed.
Step 6: As soon as you’re done, a new page will get loaded. From here, you need to choose the destination.
Step 7: Click on ‘Choose Destination’ and then on ‘Google Photos’.
Step 8: You will be redirected to Google to confirm your identity by providing the Gmail address and password. As soon as you grant the permissions, the transfer will get started.
Transfer Facebook Images and Videos to Google Photos from Phone:
Well, just in case you do not own a desktop or don’t have immediate access to it, you can try this from your Facebook Mobile App too. Just follow the simple steps below.
Step 1: Click on the Menu tab in the right-left corner (the three horizontal lines) and look for the ‘Settings’ option at the bottom of the menu list.
Step 2: Scroll down for more options in the Settings menu and look for ‘Transfer a Copy of Your Photos or Videos’ and tap on it.
Step 3: You will be redirected to a new page where you can see ‘Choose Destination.’ Tap on the same.
Step 4: Choose the destination, as of now the only target available as of now is ‘Google Photos.’ So, tap on it.
Step 5: Now, make sure you have chosen the right destination, lol! Also, see if you’ve selected the option of ‘Photos’ or ‘Videos’ depending on what you want to import to Google Photos. Once done, tap on ‘Next.’
Step 6: Now, you will be redirected to Google. From here, login with your Gmail ID and password and grant the required permissions. As soon as you’re done, the process will get started.
NOTE: When you are done with the procedure mentioned above, the process of transfer may not necessarily start. At times, the process might take a while to get started. In such situations, you will see ‘Transfer Pending’ displayed on the screen. This applies to phones and desktop both.
Congratulations. You have successfully transferred your photos and videos from Facebook to Google Photos.
Last Words:
Transferring your data from Facebook that you have been uploading for so many years seemed like a dream till last year. With the introduction of the tool to transfer your photos and videos to Google Photos, it is merely a simple process. The process, as mentioned above, might get changed when or if Facebook changes its user interface. To be more precise, Facebook changes the app’s interface pretty often. Thus, you need to take care of it. However, significant steps will remain the same.
How much data are going to transfer from Facebook to Google Photos? Do let us know in the comment box below.
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