You can copy your photos and videos to your device.
Download your photos or videos
Important: If you have backup turned on, you can find photos on your computer that you took on your mobile device. To create a local copy on your computer, download your photo or video. Learn more about backup.
- On your computer, go to photos.google.com.
- Select a photo or video.
- Click More
Download.
Download. Tip: If you have trouble playing a downloaded video, try the following:
- Use a different browser, like Chrome or Firefox.
- Use a system extension that works with the codec of the video file.
- Use a different video player, like VLC Media Player.
Download all photos or videos
Learn how to export and download your Google Photos data.
Tip: To move all your photos to a different Google Account, download all your photos and upload them to the new Google Account in Google Photos. Learn how to add photos and videos to Google Photos.