How to mount Google Photos as a drive

joboy · 06-19-2024, 01:55 AM

I am running Mint Debian edition, and I've installed Online Service, so that I can see my Google Drive on the file manager. I've many photos on Google Photos, it is very slow to navigate with the web UI, there seems no way to mount the photo drive instead of using the web UI. I read that Google removed local access to Photos, and there are alternatives some people found worked, such as using Imagenes. I installed that but it only shows a blank interface nothing else, I wonder if there's any other way to access Photos without using the web UI. The short reason I need to do that was I've many duplicated upload I want to remove, so I want to see them in thumbnails for quick search for duplicates, thanks for any comment !

esther598 · 09-06-2024, 04:19 AM

Hello,
Immich: This is an open-source, self-hostable alternative to Google Photos that mimics its user interface. It supports features like facial recognition, automatic backup, and shareable albums.
PhotoPrism: Another open-source option, PhotoPrism offers a simple UI and features like search by face, live photos, and geotagging. It doesn’t have native mobile apps but works well as a Progressive Web App.
Nextcloud Photos: If you’re already using Nextcloud, their Photos app can be a good alternative. It integrates well with other Nextcloud services and offers a decent photo management experience. Official Website

IDrive: For a cloud-based solution, IDrive offers a lot of storage options and features like auto-camera backup. It’s a good choice if you prefer not to self-host.
Best Regards
esther598

joboy · 09-07-2024, 07:38 PM

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Originally Posted by esther598

Hello,
Immich: This is an open-source, self-hostable alternative to Google Photos that mimics its user interface. It supports features like facial recognition, automatic backup, and shareable albums.
PhotoPrism: Another open-source option, PhotoPrism offers a simple UI and features like search by face, live photos, and geotagging. It doesn’t have native mobile apps but works well as a Progressive Web App.
Nextcloud Photos: If you’re already using Nextcloud, their Photos app can be a good alternative. It integrates well with other Nextcloud services and offers a decent photo management experience. Official Website

IDrive: For a cloud-based solution, IDrive offers a lot of storage options and features like auto-camera backup. It’s a good choice if you prefer not to self-host.
Best Regards
esther598

Thanks, I'll take a look.