{"id":89016,"date":"2026-04-22T15:27:40","date_gmt":"2026-04-22T15:27:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/christiancorner.us\/index.php\/2026\/04\/22\/google-photos-has-finally-fixed-its-annoying-zip-file-bug\/"},"modified":"2026-04-22T15:32:13","modified_gmt":"2026-04-22T15:32:13","slug":"google-photos-has-finally-fixed-its-annoying-zip-file-bug","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christiancorner.us\/index.php\/2026\/04\/22\/google-photos-has-finally-fixed-its-annoying-zip-file-bug\/","title":{"rendered":"Google Photos has finally fixed its annoying zip file bug"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n<\/p>\n<div data-content-wrapper=\"true\">\n<div class=\"e_f\">\n<div class=\"e_7s\" style=\"max-width:2560px\"><picture class=\"e_Vg\" style=\"padding-top:56.25%;aspect-ratio:2560 \/ 1440\"><source sizes=\"(min-width: 64rem) 51.25rem, 80vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/google-pixel-10-pro-fold-cover-screen-google-photos-scaled.jpg.webp 2560w, https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/google-pixel-10-pro-fold-cover-screen-google-photos-64w-36h.jpg.webp 64w, https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/google-pixel-10-pro-fold-cover-screen-google-photos-1000w-562h.jpg.webp 1000w, https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/google-pixel-10-pro-fold-cover-screen-google-photos-1920w-1080h.jpg.webp 1920w, https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/google-pixel-10-pro-fold-cover-screen-google-photos-1536w-864h.jpg.webp 1536w, https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/google-pixel-10-pro-fold-cover-screen-google-photos-675w-380h.jpg.webp 675w, https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/google-pixel-10-pro-fold-cover-screen-google-photos-300w-170h.jpg.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/google-pixel-10-pro-fold-cover-screen-google-photos-1280w-720h.jpg.webp 1280w, https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/google-pixel-10-pro-fold-cover-screen-google-photos-840w-472h.jpg.webp 840w\" type=\"image\/webp\"\/><\/picture>\n<div class=\"e_nv e_8s\">\n<p>Joe Maring\/Android Authority<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-container-type=\"content\" class=\"e_Ui e_e e_P\">\n<p>TL;DR<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Google has fixed a Photos bug that caused ZIP files larger than 4GB to be created incorrectly.<\/li>\n<li>New downloads should now work regardless of size.<\/li>\n<li>Affected users can either re-download their content or use Google&#8217;s repair tools.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"e_e e_P\">\n<p>Google Photos users have recently been facing an issue when trying to download their large collection of pictures and videos on PC. The tech giant has now acknowledged the bug and fixed it. Those who are affected will have two ways to recover their content.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"e_e e_Dk e_Ck\" data-container-type=\"content\">\n<div class=\"e_e e_P\">\n<p><strong>Don&#8217;t want to miss the best of <em>Android Authority<\/em>?<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"e_e e_am\"><picture class=\"e_em e_fm e_Vg\" style=\"padding-top:31.51%;aspect-ratio:676 \/ 213\"><source sizes=\"9.375rem\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/google_preferred_source_badge_light@2x.png.webp 676w, https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/google_preferred_source_badge_light@2x-64w-20h.png.webp 64w\" type=\"image\/webp\"\/><img class=\"e_Wg\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" sizes=\"9.375rem\" title=\"Google Preferred Source Badge Lite@2x\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/google_preferred_source_badge_light@2x.png 676w, https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/google_preferred_source_badge_light@2x-64w-20h.png 64w\" alt=\"Google Preferred Source Badge Lite@2x\" src=\"https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/google_preferred_source_badge_light@2x.png\"\/><\/picture><picture class=\"e_em e_Vg\" style=\"padding-top:31.51%;aspect-ratio:676 \/ 213\"><source sizes=\"9.375rem\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/google_preferred_source_badge_dark@2x.png.webp 676w, https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/google_preferred_source_badge_dark@2x-64w-20h.png.webp 64w\" type=\"image\/webp\"\/><img class=\"e_Wg\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" sizes=\"9.375rem\" title=\"Google Preferred Source Badge Dark@2x\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/google_preferred_source_badge_dark@2x.png 676w, https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/google_preferred_source_badge_dark@2x-64w-20h.png 64w\" alt=\"Google Preferred Source Badge Dark@2x\" src=\"https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/google_preferred_source_badge_dark@2x.png\"\/><\/picture><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"e_e e_P\">\n<p>If you&#8217;re unaware of the problem, zip file downloads of Google Photos content are becoming corrupted due to an issue with the Google One storage manager. In particular, when using the tool on a PC, archives larger than 4 GB will be written incorrectly. As a result, users were unable to open these downloaded zip files.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"e_e e_P\">\n<p>But in a new post <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/support.google.com\/photos\/thread\/427087890\/action-required-to-fix-your-google-photos-zip-downloads?hl=en\">photo help page<\/a> (via <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/piunikaweb.com\/2026\/04\/22\/google-photos-fix-for-zip-downloads\/\"><em>piunikaweb<\/em><\/a>), the tech giant says, &#8220;Our engineering teams have identified the cause and fixed this bug.&#8221; The company says any new downloads from Google Photos using the storage manager on your computer should now work regardless of file size. Google also included an apology for the inconvenience: &#8220;We&#8217;re very sorry for the inconvenience and concern this has caused.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"e_e e_P\">\n<p>As mentioned earlier, if you are affected by this bug you have two options. The first option is the most straightforward, which is to download your content again. If you don&#8217;t want to go through the download process again, you can use Google <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/photos.google.com\/2026zipfilerepair\">new repair equipment<\/a> To fix corrupted file. However, this repair tool will only be available until June 1, 2027.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div data-container-type=\"content\">\n<div class=\"e_uc e_P\">\n<p>Thank you for being a part of our community. Please read our comment policy before posting.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Joe Maring\/Android Authority TL;DR Google has fixed a Photos bug that caused ZIP files larger than 4GB to be created incorrectly. New downloads should now work regardless of size. Affected users can either re-download their content or use Google&#8217;s repair tools. 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