How to Move Google Photos From One Account to Another

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Method 1: Add a Partner Account

Sometimes, you may accidentally addphotos to the wrong Google accountorwant to migrate them to another Google Photos account. Google Photos offersmany ways to share images. It has a cool feature that lets youshare all your backed-upphotos with your partner.

You can customize the sharing and share from a selected date or of a certain person only. We will use this feature to migrate Google Photos between two accounts. Here are the steps in detail.

Send Invitation From First Phone

Step 1:Open theGoogle Photos app> switch to theaccount from which you want to transferthe files by tapping on theprofile picture iconat the top.

Step 2:Tap on theprofile iconat the top > selectPhotos Settings.

Step 3: Tap onSharing> choosePartner Sharing.

Step 4:Choose thestarting date for photosandselect the photosyou want to share. Since you have to move all the photos, selectAll photos.

Step 5:Tap onSelect partner> add yoursharing account name> tap onConfirm.

Accept Invitation

You will receive a notification on your second account.

Open the Photos app with your second Google account. Tap theSharing iconnext to your profile icon >New Partner Sharing invitation> tap onAccept.

Save Photos From First Account to Second

Once you accept the invitation, that doesn’t mean the photos will transfer to the second account. In fact, the photos from the first account will not even show up in the Google Photos library at this point. You can only access them from the Sharing tab present at the bottom right.

So basically, you need to save photos. You don’t have to do that manually. Google Photos will do it for you. For that, follow these steps:

Step 1:Open thePhotos app> tap theSharing iconat the top right.

Step 2:Tap thethree dotsat the top right > chooseSettings.

Step 3:SelectSave to Your Photos> chooseAll Photos.

Now, the pictures will start appearing under the Photos tab. Wait for them. The photos will be saved in the same quality (original or high quality) as available in the first account. Then, remove the partner account from the first account, as shown in the next section.

Step 4:OpenGoogle Photos with primary account>Sharing icon>Partner Sharing>three dots>Settings>Remove partner.

The photos are transferred to a different Google account successfully. They are now separately saved in the first and second accounts, acting as entirely different copies. You can do whatever you want with the photos on the first account.

2. Create a Shared Album

Even though the above method gives you certain choices to select the photos that you want to move, you cannot manually select them. For that, you can create a shared album and add the photos you want to move to another account.

After creating the shared album,choose the photosfor migrating to the current account and tap theDownloadbutton.

How to Transfer Google Photos Between Two Accounts on the Web

You can use the same two methods mentioned above to transfer images between accounts on the web. The only difference is that you will find the settings and the menu on the left side of the web version of Google Photos.

Tip:Refer to our post to learn how todownload photos from Google Photos.

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Last updated on 16 August, 2024

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