Migration guides

Get out of Google Photos, with your metadata intact

Takeout hands you a folder of files stamped with today's date and the GPS torn out into sidecars. Every guide below is the same repair, pointed at a different destination — pick where you want your library to live.

Where do you want your library to end up?

Migrate Google Photos to AWS S3

Move your Google Photos library to Amazon S3 for archiving. Fix Takeout metadata with FolioSort, organize into folders and upload with the AWS CLI or S3 sync.

Migrate Google Photos to iCloud

Switch from Google Photos to iCloud on your Mac. Fix Google Takeout's broken dates with FolioSort, then import with correct timestamps for a perfect timeline.

Migrate Google Photos to Immich

Complete guide to migrating your Google Photos library to Immich, your self-hosted photo server. Fix Takeout dates, recover metadata and organize it properly.

Transfer Google Photos to Mac — The Complete 2026 Method

Transfer Google Photos to your Mac with every capture date and GPS location intact. FolioSort fixes Takeout's broken metadata and builds a clean local library.

Migrate Google Photos to a NAS Drive

Move your Google Photos library to any NAS — QNAP, Synology, WD My Cloud. Fix Takeout metadata with FolioSort and transfer over SMB to your network storage.

Migrate Google Photos to Nextcloud

Complete guide to migrating Google Photos to Nextcloud. Fix broken Takeout dates with FolioSort, organize into folders and upload with correct metadata.

Migrate Google Photos to Synology NAS

Move your Google Photos library to a Synology NAS. Fix Takeout dates and recover metadata with FolioSort, then transfer over SMB to your DS or RS series.

Download Google Photos to Windows — Fix Takeout Dates

Download Google Photos to your Windows PC and fix Takeout's broken dates. FolioSort restores EXIF dates & GPS, then sorts everything into Year/Month folders.

One export, one pass, one library you own.

FolioSort reads the Takeout sidecars, writes the real dates and locations back into your files, and organizes the lot into clean Year/Month folders. Repairing Takeout is free, with no file limit.

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