Migrate Google Photos to Immich (EASY)

Watch the video:

0:00 - Intro/Explanation
0:36 - Downloading images from Google Photos (Takeout)
4:02 - Didn't choose ZIP? How to handle tgz
5:05 - What immich-go does
7:40 - Download immich-go
8:20 - Generate Immich API key
9:10 - Command to import images to Immich
11:54 - Uploading Google Takeout images to immich
14:00 - Immich settings
16:00 - Uploading for real
18:08 - Where to find "Unsupported videos" and failed uploads

This quick guide shows you the easy way of moving everything from Google Photos (or iCloud) and into Immich!

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Google Takeout: takeout.google.com/settings/takeout
tar for Windows: https://gnuwin32.sourceforge.net/packages/gtar.htm
immich-go Download: https://github.com/simulot/immich-go/releases/latest
immich-go GitHub: https://github.com/simulot/immich-go

Questions answered in this video:

• How do I migrate Google Photos to Immich?
• How do I download my Google Photos using Google Takeout?
• What do I do if Google Takeout downloads TGZ instead of ZIP?
• What is immich-go, and how does it work?
• How do I generate an API key in Immich?
• How do I import Google Takeout photos using immich-go?
• Where can I find unsupported videos or failed uploads in Immich?