TL;DR
- School-issued Google accounts are getting the option to transfer Google Photos libraries to personal accounts.
- The Photos transfers will go through Google Takeout Transfer, along with Gmail and Drive data.
- Photos transfers will be available starting in May.
Google is making a big improvement to student accounts. Later this spring, Google’s Takeout Transfer tool will allow students with school-issued accounts to migrate pictures stored in Google Photos to a personal account, making it easier to transition out of .edu school accounts.
The change was detailed today in a blog post highlighting a number of education-related announcements. Takeout Transfer already lets users on school accounts bulk-transfer files from Google Drive and email from Gmail to a non-school personal account with just a few clicks. Starting soon, that tool will include a Google Photos toggle.
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