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I download the photo from Google Photos to my computer and then upload from there to the forum.
Ok, bear with me. I have never knowingly downloaded photos onto my computer. My “downloads” file is a hopeless mess. As you suggested, I have opened google photos in my computer and clicked the download. It tells me it has downloaded the photos in “This PC > Downloads > Photos-001 (2)zip. (The (2) probably reflects the fact that this is the second time I have tried to do it).I download the photo from Google Photos to my computer and then upload from there to the forum.
You don't need MS Paint to open a .jpg (JPEG image) file. You can open it in your web browser or pretty much anything capable of displaying an image. Or, when you are on the Forum, you can just upload IMG_0387.JPG and see it here.Ok, bear with me. I have never knowingly downloaded photos onto my computer. My “downloads” file is a hopeless mess. As you suggested, I have opened google photos in my computer and clicked the download. It tells me it has downloaded the photos in “This PC > Downloads > Photos-001 (2)zip. (The (2) probably reflects the fact that this is the second time I have tried to do it).
So the photos are apparently downloaded, but when I try to open them it tells me I will need a new app, ms-paint.
I have other photos downloaded directly in my downloads file that I can see as pictures, and when I try to click on them it tells me the sme thing - that I need another pp.
I’ve attached a screen shot in case it makes things clearer. I don’t blame you if you get impatient and don’t want to continue this conversation.
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Thanks, David, but I have to confess that since @andycohn gave me a very simple way to get google photos uploaded to the forum without downloading, I am sticking with that.You don't need MS Paint to open a .jpg (JPEG image) file. You can open it in your web browser or pretty much anything capable of displaying an image. Or, when you are on the Forum, you can just upload IMG_0387.JPG and see it here.
I generally download photos one at a time, then I don't have to worry about them being zipped.
My downloads folder is pretty messy, too, but it is sorted with the most recent at the top. So when I download something to post it, it is easy to find. It is right at the top of the list.
I have fairly recently learned to embrace this approach and find it useful.My downloads folder is the "junk drawer" of my computer.
My easy direct solution on a pc is:I have found that I have years of camino photos stored in google photos. I think these must have been taken when I was still using a camera. I have tried repeatedly to post a photo or two from these caminos to the forum and have been frustrated at every turn. The online instructions tell me to click on things that don’t show up when I am in google photos. Can anyone help?
My laugh for the day. I'm way behind both of you. Have to ask my daughter phone and computer questions daily. Buen CaminoOne of the things I like about you, @peregrina2000, is that you make me feel like a technological genius -- which is really hard to do.
Agreed, but if you are at all serious about such things you will also have your OWN "cloud" ie a hosting site totally free of advertising and with its own backup in case host goes down (fairly rare in last 20 years).For priceless memories
Never rely on any cloud...store them on a external hard drive x2
I have a different problem with Google but with photo uploads from my computer to Blogger. It used to be easy but now I keep getting a message that I must log in when I am already logged in. Pop-up then comes up with no way to do so! An alternative to load from another on-line site gives a way to post the link so I tried with one of my own photos from the forum but without success. Photo was from the 'Where did you walk....' thread. Any suggestions from those who have helped @peregrina2000 would be welcome.I have found that I have years of camino photos stored in google photos. I think these must have been taken when I was still using a camera. I have tried repeatedly to post a photo or two from these caminos to the forum and have been frustrated at every turn. The online instructions tell me to click on things that don’t show up when I am in google photos. Can anyone help?
Gates introduced the term "folders" to replace "directories" just on 30 years ago to help the emerging "man in the street" to understand the basics of file management and make computer use more user friendly to the masses. They never really did grasp it (or html that same year) but got sucked in by anything that appeared to be free and had a funny name like cloud.old-fashionedly move files around in folders on my PC and transfer them to an external hard drive for backup.
I get annoyed, on top of confused. Microsoft is getting obnoxiously intrusive, too - by default it saves everything on my pc to its cloud server.I get confused when Google sucks files up into the cloud without my knowing permission.
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