How to Download a Zip File on Google Photos on PC or Mac

Written by Nicole Levine, MFA

This wikiHow teaches you how to download multiple photos from Google Photos in a single .Zip file.

Steps

1
Go to https://photos.google.com in a web browser. If you’re already signed in, you’ll see a list of your photos. If not, click Go to Google Photos to sign in now.
2
Select photos to download. To select a photo, hover your mouse over a photo until a circle appears at its top-left corner, then click the circle. A check mark will appear in the circle. Do this for every photo you want to include in the .Zip.

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3
Click ⁝. It’s at the top-right corner of the screen in the blue bar.
4
Click Download. Your computer’s Save or Save As dialog box will appear.
5
Select a folder and click Save. The .Zip file will now download to the selected folder.
6
Unzip the file to access your photos. The steps are a little different depending on your operating system:
- Windows: Right-click the .Zip file, click Extract All, then click Extract. The contents of the .Zip now appear in the same folder as the .Zip itself.
- macOS: Double-click the .Zip file. This contents of the .Zip now appear in a new folder inside the current folder.
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