It is important to take this warning into account to avoid losing our most precious photos. As of July 19, Google will disable the Album Archive, which will no longer be supported by the operating system.
The Album Archive was used only to store material shared through certain Internet services. Google. Its deletion will make all the images disappear from the online registry, that is, they will disappear forever… or not.
Before July 19, users of Google they will have to perform the following steps to rescue all the images. First check if you have images in the Archive by clicking on this link. If so, follow these steps:
- Access the program takeout through this link.
- The option will appear “Image File” selected as the only service to make the copy.
- Accept the option “Next step”.
- Press the option “send download link by email”.
- Choose “Export once”zip format is recommended.
- In a few hours, you will receive the selected material to save. Do it on your computer or on an external memory.
Let’s do some memory. He Album Archive was created by Google in 2016 to save in one place everything that came from various applications such as Blogger, Picasa or Hangouts, but these services abandoned the Album Archive to create their own image sites.
Where to save your photos in the cloud
- google photos offers free and unlimited storage for high-quality photos (up to certain resolutions) and videos. It allows you to easily organize and search photos, as well as offers editing and sharing functions. The archive feature allows you to hide albums and keep your photos organized without deleting them.
- iCloud allows you to store photos and videos in the cloud and access them from Apple devices. It offers different storage plans and makes automatic backup copies of your devices. You can organize your photos into albums and use the archive feature to hide specific albums without deleting them.
- Dropbox is a cloud storage service that is also useful for archiving photos. It offers different storage plans and allows you to organize your photos in folders and subfolders. You can use the archive feature to hide certain photos or folders and maintain an organized structure in your cloud photo library.
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