Export your photos

Export original photos prepares your library’s stored original files in one or more ZIP files, with photo details and gallery order. It is available on Free and Plus. Sign in as the account owner with a verified email address.

Export photo details (CSV) downloads a spreadsheet of metadata without image files. Both options are in Photos under More photo options. Exporting does not change visibility or publish your work.

You can request one new full export every 24 hours. Canceling an export or a failed export still counts toward that limit. Studio shows when you can request another.

Only one export can be in progress at a time. Repeat requests reuse that export. An unchanged, unexpired ready export can also be reused; changes to your library need a new export after the waiting period.

Downloads expire three days after you request the export, including time spent preparing it. Download every part before the expiry shown in Studio. After expiry, request a new export when eligible.

Each ZIP contains stored originals, a README, and a JSON manifest with photo details and gallery membership and order. A photograph used in several galleries appears once in the export. Deleted photographs are excluded, and missing originals are recorded in the manifest.

An original means the file stored by ISO100. A photo imported from a public website may be a web-sized copy, rather than the camera original. Exporting cannot restore detail that was missing from the imported file.

The export is a copy of your photographs and their recorded details, not a complete website backup. It does not include website HTML, gallery passwords, payments, or orders. Avoid editing your library while the export is being prepared so that photo details and gallery order stay consistent.

If you do not receive the email, reopen Export original photos in Studio. A ready export can be downloaded there without the email.

You can select Cancel export while work is queued or in progress. Cancellation stops access to that export; it does not delete your library photographs or reset the 24-hour request limit.

If Studio reports a failed export, follow the message and request another when eligible. If the problem repeats, contact support with the message shown in Studio.