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[Solved] Google holds my photos hostage? (discuss.tchncs.de)
submitted 1 year ago by to c/degoogle@lemmy.ml
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edit: Solved.

The title is a bit theatrical. My google account tells me my storage is full and urges me to buy more storage. The problem is, that on my new phone G Photos just started to put all my photos into the cloud.

How can I remove my photos from the cloud without losing them locally on my phone? I tried logging out of Photos, but then I cannot access my photos. I just requested an archive download via takeout.google.com so I hopefully have a backup, but I still need to get rid of all the photos in the cloud to free up the storage.

I recently started a home server and want to move to selfhosted services, but that will take it's time, so for now, I am forced to continue google services.

Can you help me?

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[–] 2 points 1 year ago (2 children)

One recommendation for your home server is Immich [https://immich.app/]. I've got it running in a docker container and there is an associated android app for your phone. Every time I take a photo it automatically gets synced to my home server.

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  • [–] [S] 2 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    My research has been on surface level, but immich was one I was looking at. I'd like to try something without payment, but in the end, a safe place for all my kids photos would be worth it I guess.

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