{"id":2928,"date":"2018-03-29T19:44:18","date_gmt":"2018-03-29T10:44:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/joewein.net\/blog\/?p=2928"},"modified":"2018-04-03T10:56:50","modified_gmt":"2018-04-03T01:56:50","slug":"picasa-failed-to-download-album-list","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/joewein.net\/blog\/2018\/03\/29\/picasa-failed-to-download-album-list\/","title":{"rendered":"Picasa: “Failed to download album list”"},"content":{"rendered":"

If you are still using the Picasa 3 desktop application by Google and got the above error message, here’s some bad news for you: Google has finally killed this app. On March 26, 2018 they announced<\/a> that it would no longer be able to upload new albums. So this error message is not temporary and there is no direct fix. <\/p>\n

I think it’s very regrettable that Google has been killing off Picasa step-by-step. This is only the latest nail in the coffin. I had been using Picasaweb and Picasa since 2010 and they were great products.<\/p>\n

The good news is that you can still create albums from folders using a web browser.<\/strong> Say you have a folder named “2018-03-26 Cherry Blossom Party”. Just follow these steps (for Windows and Chrome):<\/p>\n

1) Select its parent folder in Windows Explorer, then slowly click on the folder that you want to upload, twice: Once to select it, then once more to enable you to edit the folder name as if to rename it. When the name becomes editable, press Ctrl+C to copy the folder name, then press Esc to keep the name unchanged. This stores the folder name in the copy-and-paste clipboard, which will save you from having to manually retype the name later.<\/p>\n

2) In Chrome, go to https:\/\/photos.google.com\/<\/a> and click on “Upload” (on the top right). A file selector dialog will open up. Click through to the contents of the folder you want to upload. Select all files in the folder using Ctrl+A and click “Open” to confirm the upload.<\/p>\n

3) The browser will upload all files and give you a choice of “Add to album” or “Shared album”. Select “Add to album”. To create a new album with the name of the folder, select “New album”. Click on the album name showing as “Untitled” and use Ctrl+V to paste the name you copied in step 1. Hit Enter and click on the check mark to confirm creation of the new album.<\/p>\n

Voila, you have a new album online, with the same name as the local folder. Repeat as needed for multiple folders. This is as simple as it gets without the old Picasa app.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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