Fix Google Takeout photo dates and locations on Windows.

Yes. First use Google Takeout to export Google Photos, download every archive part, and keep a separate backup. Photo JSON Rescue then creates a clean local library with restored metadata and a gallery. It never deletes anything from Google; only after you have verified the local result should you decide whether to remove cloud copies using Google’s own storage tools.

Google Takeout can export a photo and its capture information as separate files. If another app imports only the photo, it may use the download or file date instead of the original capture date. Photo JSON Rescue pairs the media with its matching JSON sidecar, restores useful metadata and builds a clean output library.

No. Photo matching, metadata writing and place lookup run locally on your Windows PC. Your photos and GPS coordinates are not sent to AVSOF or to an online geocoding service.

No. Your extracted Takeout folders stay in place. The final workflow creates a separate clean library, removes duplicate copies from that output, leaves JSON sidecars behind and gives copied media useful date, city and region names. It starts with a two-photo safety test.

The first release is designed for modern 64-bit Windows PCs. Exact supported versions and any prerequisites are shown on the download page for the release you buy.

The tool reports unmatched or incomplete items instead of inventing metadata. Where a unique output name is required by the selected workflow, it uses a collision-safe identifier.

They remain in the original Takeout folders as evidence and backup, but they are not copied into the clean destination library. The useful date, GPS and place information is restored to the copied media when the format supports it.

No. The gallery is one HTML file stored beside the clean photo library. It reads the local media, supports 25 interface languages and does not upload the photos or location history.

Yes. You select the main extracted Takeout folder and the desktop app searches its nested folders for supported media and matching JSON sidecars. The audit shows what it found before the full copy begins.

Photo JSON Rescue includes an offline geographic database. When usable coordinates exist, the app looks up a nearby city, region and country on your PC, then writes supported fields and uses the place in the copied filename.

It prevents duplicate media copies from being added to the new clean library and reports what it skipped. It does not delete duplicate files from the original Takeout folders.

The release covers common Takeout photos, camera originals and videos, including JPG, PNG, WEBP, HEIC, TIFF, DNG, NEF, CR2, CR3, ARW, MP4, MOV and M4V. The exact metadata fields that can be written vary by format.

The one-time price covers initial configuration and installation assistance, a one-user licence for the purchased Windows release, the offline place database, the local multilingual gallery and reasonable support for that release. It has no subscription or per-photo fee; future major versions may be sold separately.

Keep a separate backup, use the built-in inventory and two-photo test, review the destination, and confirm that enough disk space is available. The app works on a new copy, but no software should be the only protection for valuable photos.

After payment, the confirmation screen and order email explain how to download the Windows package and request configuration or installation help. For delivery problems, support or any statutory remedy, contact info@avsof.com with the order email and Stripe transaction reference. Mandatory consumer rights remain unaffected.

No. Photo JSON Rescue is an independent AVSOF product. It is not affiliated with, sponsored by or endorsed by Google. Google Takeout is a trademark of Google LLC.