Saving/migrating Google Photos with Partner Sharing
Follow these steps to share your Lehigh Google Photos with a personal account outside of Lehigh.
Before you start:
- Make sure you have adequate space in your destination Google account. Buy space if needed.
- Confirm that your destination account is in your Google Contacts.
Initiate Partner Sharing with your Destination Account
Step 1. Go to Google Photos and log in with your Lehigh username and password.
Step 2. Within Photos, click on the Gear icon and open Settings. Then click Partner Sharing. See image right.
Step 3. Choose the appropriate options for sharing (All your photos, by date, or by location are a few options you might see).
Step 4. Search for your sharing partner (make sure your sharing partner is in your Contacts).
Step 5. Send the invitation to your partner.
Accept Partner Sharing within your Destination Account
Step 6. In a separate window or browser, Log into your Destination non-Lehigh account.
Step 7. Check your email. In your non-Lehigh google account, you will have an email invitation. Click to view the invitation, shown right. Please note: you can also accept this invitation by going to https://photos.google.com/ and opening the Sharing tab.
Step 8. Accept the invitation to Share.
Save Shared Files to your non-Lehigh account
Now, in your Google Photos Gallery, you will see photos from your Lehigh account.