diff --git a/articles/photos8.md b/articles/photos8.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..0cc1a34 --- /dev/null +++ b/articles/photos8.md @@ -0,0 +1,31 @@ +--- +title: Amazon Photos +datatype: Photos +sources: ["Amazon Photos"] +destinations: ["Download myself"] +--- + +# Amazon Photos + +Amazon's [photo storage service](https://www.amazon.com/Amazon-Photos) boasts unlimited photo storage for Prime members. +Over time this can of course result in more photos in the cloud than a user can easily transfer to another +service. + + +The only option today for moving photos from Amazon to a different service is to begin by downloading, and hope that +uploading to another service goes well. Some users may have challenges with storage or bandwidth. Photos can easily +be 2MB each, requiring a GB of storage for each 500 photos. It's worth using specific bulk export tools rather than +using the regular Web page interface for photos, because bulk export tools have been desgined to require less +back-and-forth and complete more reliably. + +Amazon support [recommends using Amazon Drive]( +https://www.amazonforum.com/s/question/0D54P00008Lj1oaSAB/how-to-download-all-prime-photos-to-external-hard-drive) +as the interface through which to download photos. A [3rd party article suggests using the Photos interface]( +https://robots.net/tech/how-to-transfer-photos-from-amazon-photos-to-external-hard-drive/) directly. In either +case, it does not seem possible to do a single bulk download/export of photos, and instead the user must +select multiple files and photos and hope to select and download them all eventually using some methodical process. + +## Further information + +This article would be improved with some more information about what the export looks like and whether metadata +is completely lost. [Contributions welcome](https://github.com/dtinit/portability-articles)!