Many families have multiple Google Photos accounts: one per parent, a shared family library, kids' accounts from school, plus old accounts that were never properly merged. Photos that were shared years ago now exist in two places, and no single view shows the complete archive.
Multi-account Google Photos consolidation
To consolidate multiple Google Photos accounts, first take inventory of what exists in each account and shared library, identify overlap from shared albums and Takeout exports, then use a system that can deduplicate across accounts before declaring one clean family archive.
Each family member started their own account. Shared albums span events. Google Photos partner sharing creates overlapping libraries. School and work Google accounts add separate archives. Over years, the same photos exist in multiple accounts with different edits and dates.
Merging Google Photos accounts is not a simple download-and-upload. Takeout exports can lose dates, location, and album context. Photos shared between accounts appear as duplicates after a merge. The result can be a mess that is worse than having separate libraries.
AllPicture is designed to organize across multiple sources, including multiple Google Photos accounts. It can index what exists in each account, detect overlap from sharing and takeout, and present one clean library that reduces the feeling of fragmented family archives.
Do not export and reimport blindly. First understand what each account holds and where overlap exists. A cross-account organization layer protects against losing dates, locations, and album context that a mass export would destroy.
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AllPicture is designed to organize across accounts and sources, not to migrate originals. It can help see a clean combined library while each Google Photos account keeps its own originals.
Takeout is useful for backup, but the resulting exports often change metadata, dates, and file structure. Cross-account organization should account for these changes.
Yes. A photo in a shared album often exists as an original in one account and a copy in the partner's account. Duplicate detection across accounts is essential for a clean combined view.
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