The task
What problem does this idea solve?
Large personal photo and video libraries are cumbersome to back up one item at a time. Interrupted downloads, unclear folder structures and duplicate files make a complete local archive error-prone.
Reference H7-312
Back up your own Google Photos library locally and resumably
A local desktop application helps users back up their own signed-in Google Photos library through normal browser download flows, while recording every step transparently. In practical terms, it handles these core tasks: Guide users through backing up their own media library; Support normal browser download steps locally; Store photos and videos by year and month based on date. The result is a faster, more transparent, and more reliable process.
The solution concept
What will be built?
A local desktop application helps users back up their own signed-in Google Photos library through normal browser download flows, while recording every step transparently.
Feature set
What the solution can do
Guide users through backing up their own media library
Support normal browser download steps locally
Store photos and videos by year and month based on date
Create a hash for every saved file
Record completed downloads locally
Skip duplicate or already archived files
Resume interrupted backups safely
Provide local progress, error and overview screens
Target users
Who works with it
- Individuals with extensive photo libraries
- Family archives
- Photographers and creatives
- Small teams with their own media libraries
Outcome
What it delivers
- Local, chronologically structured media copies
- Folders by year and month
- File hashes and download status
- Resumable queue and error overview
Capabilities
What this AI tool can do
- 1
Sign in to your own Google account in the local browser
- 2
Choose destination folder and storage rules
- 3
Select your own photos or videos
- 4
Start the download through the normal browser flow
- 5
Identify date, store file and record its hash
- 6
Pause at any time and resume later without duplicates
Inputs and data
What the solution processes
- User-authorised session in their own Google account
- Photos and videos selected by the user
- Local destination folder
- Folder-structure and resume rules
Integrations
Which systems are connected
- Local browser with Playwright-assisted interaction
- SQLite database on the user's device
- Local file system
- Optional: Google Takeout as the official bulk-export route
How to get this tool
Your options
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