Google Photos → Backblaze B2

Move your Google Photos to Backblaze B2 — cheap, full-quality, dates intact

PhotoBridge migrates your Google Photos into Backblaze B2 — one of the cheapest places to own your archive — with original dates restored and nothing re-compressed.

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Free tier to try it · one-time pass for a full migration · no subscription

The Google Takeout problem — solved

Backblaze B2 is among the most affordable cloud storage you can buy, and it's S3-compatible, so it makes a brilliant long-term home for a photo library you want to own outright. PhotoBridge takes care of the Google side: the unwieldy Takeout archives and the dates Takeout strips out.

Your dates survive

Google Takeout dumps the real capture date into a separate .json file, so exported photos show the export date instead. PhotoBridge reads those sidecars and writes the original date back into each photo's EXIF — your library stays in order.

Full quality, no re-compression

Every photo and video is moved byte-for-byte. We never re-encode, downscale, or strip metadata — what lands at your destination is exactly what Google had.

No duplicates, resumable

Already-moved files are detected and skipped, so you can run it again safely. A migration survives interruptions and picks up where it left off — even a multi-hundred-GB library.

How it works

From Google Photos to Backblaze B2 in four steps

  1. 1

    Request your Google Takeout

    Select Google Photos in Takeout at a large archive size — see the in-app guide.

  2. 2

    Connect Backblaze B2

    Add your B2 bucket and application key. PhotoBridge writes only under the path you choose.

  3. 3

    Let PhotoBridge migrate

    We unpack each archive, restore the original photo dates from the sidecars, and upload to B2, organized by date.

  4. 4

    Done — you'll get an email

    Close the page; we'll email a report when your migration is complete.

Frequently asked questions

Will my photos keep their original dates in Backblaze B2?

Yes. PhotoBridge restores each photo's true capture date from its Google Takeout sidecar into the EXIF before upload, so B2 holds them with the right dates.

Will the photos lose any quality?

No — files are copied exactly as Google stored them, with no re-encoding or metadata loss.

Is B2 really cheaper than other clouds?

Backblaze B2 is consistently one of the lowest-cost options per gigabyte, which is why it's popular for archival. PhotoBridge connects to it via its S3-compatible API.

Can it handle my big, multi-part Takeout?

Yes. Large, split Takeout exports are exactly what PhotoBridge automates, with safe resume after interruptions.

What does PhotoBridge cost?

A free tier to try it and a one-time Migration Pass for a full migration — no subscription. (B2 storage is billed by Backblaze.)

Moving somewhere else? PhotoBridge also moves Google Photos to Wasabi, Storj, MinIO, and iDrive e2.

Move your photos to Backblaze B2 today

Try it free on part of your library — dates restored, full quality, no duplicates.

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