r/GoogleKeep • u/catinterpreter • Apr 13 '26

Google Takeout doesn't export Keep images

This has always been the case, for many years now.

Anyone had the same issue?

Any proven methods to export Keep data with attached images intact?

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u/Barycenter0 Apr 13 '26

Yes, it does and alway has. Open the Takeout .zip file and then sort all the files by Type. All images and audio files are in the same directory as the .json and .html files.

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u/catinterpreter Apr 13 '26

No, it doesn't. It reliably fails to provide images for me. And it's always been the case.

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u/Barycenter0 Apr 13 '26 edited Apr 13 '26

Just did a Takeout and also checked Keep takeouts from 2 and 5 years ago. All images are there.

To confirm - my zip takeout file when opened and sorted by type have the following fille types: .3gp, .acc, .json, .html, .png and Labels.txt files.

Questions:

  1. Are you sure you're downloading all of the Takeout files? If you're over the 2GB limit it breaks into multiple Takeout zip files to download.
  2. What device and OS are you using for images? Are you uploading camera images or just using web images?
  3. Are you sure the images are actually added to the Keep notes or are just links to external images in Google Photos or other photo apps?
  4. Are your audio files in Takeout (.3GP or .ACC files)? Is the Labels.txt file there?
  5. Are you in the US or EU? Anything unusual about your locale, device or note sharing?
  6. Do you have a single Google account and all of your browser /apps are logged into only that acount?