How to merge images and metadata in Google Photos export

Preparation

I tried to use ExifTool, but looking at the reviews, it's not perfect. So I looked for it and found open source.

Node.js installation

• Download and install with default settings. Node.js Windows installation

Yarn installation

• Enter the command below in the cmd window.

npm install --global yarn

• If the version appears when you enter the command below, the installation is successful.

yarn --version

Open source installation

• Click the link to access github. google-photos-exif github

• Click the Code button as shown in the image, and click the Download ZIP button to download the source.

• Unzip the zip to an appropriate location.

Run

• Change settings Open the src -> config.ts file and set the enable/disable to suppertsExif true false according to your photo extension.

• Run the PowerShell window with administrator privileges.

• Change PowerShell policy to execute script

Set-ExecutionPolicy Unrestricted

• Approve change policy A

• Move directory

// Change drive
cd D:
 
// Move to the location where the source was unpacked
cd D:\google_photo_backup\jsjj\google-photos-exif-master

Change to your own directory location.

• Install dependencies

yarn

• Run the task

yarn start --inputDir D:\Takeout --outputDir D:\Photos --errorDir D:\PhotosError
// ex
// yarn start --inputDir D:\google_photo_backup\jsjj\Takeout --outputDir D:\google_photo_backup\jsjj\Photos --errorDir D:\google_photo_backup\jsjj\PhotosError

Change the directory to your own settings, run it, and wait a long time for it to complete.