Windows 10: Google Photos Help Needed........

I have used Google Photos since the day it was released and I have 16 years worth of digital photos backed up to it. My issue is, everytime I reload my computer (which has been several times in the last few years) all my photos upload AGAIN. Does anyone know of any way I can get rid of duplicates without sitting for days in front of my PC? Google drive has a free app that finds duplicates but you still have to delete them by hand which is just as time consuming. Also I need to know of any way to prevent this from happening in the future. I have tried the Google Community and I don't get anything that will help me. I have so many duplicates that it's not funny! I appreciate any help or advice.

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Google Photos

Google Photos is now working with my Windows 10. Thanks for your help. Can you help me with another item. In consolidating photo files, some photos now carry today's date. I need to change those dates back to the original. I can do it in Google Photos
but not Windows Photos (which I need to do, since Google is backup for Windows Photos, not the reverse). I've used File Explorer to access photos in my laptop files & then tried to make changes -- but clicking on dates doesn't open any. This is apparently
the suggested method after exploring suggestions in the community -- but doesn't work for me. can you help?? thanks

 

Why can't I see my Google Photos from the Windows Photos App?

I have all my photos uploaded into Google Photos, and downloaded via Google Drive to my Windows 10 PC. I can see all the files there under the Google Photos folder, and if I click on a photo it displays correctly in the Photos App.

However, if I add the Google Photos folder as a source folder in the Photos App, nothing shows up - it just seems empty (but clearly isn't).

Is there something else that I need to do to make these photos visible to the Photos App?

BTW - it all works fine with the Photo Fast Viewer App ...

 

Why not you try customize setting to select that folders or files that you want to backed up!

 

I had a difficult time as well trying to figure this one out.
Best solution (and quick!!) was to install google drive on my computer, make sure google photos is shown as a separate folder and sync to your local drive.

After syncing install visipics VisiPics which is donationware.
Add the google photos folder to the application, and select start scanning by clicking the play button.
After this "auto-select" the files (it does that by size / resolution) and afterwards either move or delete the duplicates.
Took me about 15 minutes for 4000 pictures with around 150 duplicates.

 

Thanks for the info, will definitely give it a try and let you know. You did see that I have 16 years worth of photos right? *Think

 

Thank you very much bim for pointing me to this awesome program. It took me only a couple of hours to do what would have taken days by hand. ( Remember, I had 16 years worth of digital pics ) Kudos!