Attention, user of the services of the Google: the company is sending alert messages to all its consumers to save their old photos in other devices or storage platforms, as they may be permanently deleted in the very future. next.
Google is shutting down the Archive Albums service (also known as Picasa Albums or Picasa Photos), which may contain precious memories that have been forgotten over time, as part of a major organizational change of scopes and responsibilities.
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Users are receiving the notice by email, stating that they have until July 19th to act. After that date, the photos will disappear forever, and it will not be possible to recover them in any way.
Everyone should get the notice soon
"You are receiving this email because you have recently accessed the Album Archive or may have some visible content on it," the company said in an emailed statement to users.
“As of July 19, 2023, the Album Archive will no longer be available. We recommend that you use Google Takeout to download a copy of the album data before this deadline.”
The hidden folder mainly contains data from Google Hangouts, as well as content from Blogger and Picasa. However, it can also store thumbnail photos, comments or likes from albums. Also, you can find background images that have been sent to Gmail.
It is imperative to check if there are saved files, photos and images that are long forgotten before it is too late. You can find out if you have images stored by visiting get.google.com/albumarchive.
Users have been criticizing Google on social media, confused by the messages received. “I love it when Google sends me emails that they are discontinuing a service I didn't even know existed,” said one user on twitter.
Many other people have expressed the same opinion, stating that Google often creates services that almost nobody accesses – as is the case of the almost deceased Album.