How to select all photos in Google Photos – download everything at once!

Google Photos
(Image credit: Google)

Ever wondered how to select all photos in Google Photos, or how to download all photos from Google Photos at once? You're not alone! 

Whether you use your phone or your computer to backup your images and videos, it isn't always made explicitly clear how to select all photos in Google Photos. If you're lucky you'll get a brief (and not entirely clear) explainer that pops up when you first load the site or app, but after that you're on your own. 

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James Artaius
Editor

James has 22 years experience as a journalist, serving as editor of Digital Camera World for 6 of them. He started working in the photography industry in 2014, product testing and shooting ad campaigns for Olympus, as well as clients like Aston Martin Racing, Elinchrom and L'Oréal. An Olympus / OM System, Canon and Hasselblad shooter, he has a wealth of knowledge on cameras of all makes – and he loves instant cameras, too.