Use Picasa (or any other desktop client) to manage Picasaweb or Google+ albums

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I use Picasa to manage my offline photos. I know that I can easily upload albums and pictures to Picasa or Google+. Is there any way to use Picasa (or any other desktop app) to manage the pictures that are already online?

Best Answer

Short answer

  1. If you don't have your online photos/albums in Picasa, download them.
  2. Sync your changes on Picasa with Picasa Web Albums.

How to. Part 1. Alternative 1: Import albums from Google Photos

Picasa version 3.9.140 for Windows offer a Import from Google Photos command. Picasa Web Albums are seen in Google Photos.

Picasa - File menu

Part 1. Alternative 2: Download albums to your computer

From Download, email, and move photos and albums - Picasa Help

Picasa Web Albums

Download photos and albums

Photos

  1. Open the photo to download.
  2. Click Actions > Download photo.
  3. In the window that appears, select Save File.

Albums

  1. Open the album to download.
  2. Click Actions > Download to Picasa.
  3. In the window that appears, click "Download."

How to. Part 2. From Do more with Picasa & Picasa Web Albums - Picasa Help

Picasa

Sync your changes

Turn on Web Sync in Picasa to sync any changes to Web Albums.

  • On the right of an album, turn on the "Sync to Web" switch.
  • Click the arrow next to the "Upload" button. Select Enable Sync.
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