How to select multiple pictures in Google Photos
There is no option to "select all". Ctrl+A will not select all.
You can give feedback to Google to request a way to select all photos in one go.
There are several ways to select multiple photos and videos though:
Select several consecutive images
The same actions can be used to select or deselect pictures.
The number of selected pictures does appear in the left upper corner.
Tap/click on the X to the left of the number to deselect all.
On a computer:
Photos taken on a specific day:
Hover the mouse over the date that appears above a set of photos.
Click on the check mark that appears to the left of the date.
Other range:
Hover over the first picture
Click the white circle with check mark at the top-left corner of the photo.
The circle will turn blue with a white check mark.Scroll down not too fast, for example using the mouse wheel, arrows or Page Down keys
Hold the Shift key and hover with the mouse over a thumbnail. When the thumbnails turn blue you can click.
Now all pictures from the first to the last picture are selected.
When you scroll too fast and the thumbs do not turn blue, you must scroll back, select one pic after the already selected ones, and continue. In order to go faster you can display more thumbs on a page by using Ctrl-. But note that some actions like downloading are limited to 500 selected photos.Displayed in the top left corner (in the white bar) is the number of photos that is selected. Click X to deselect all.
On a mobile device
Photos taken on a specific day or month:
Toggle between day or month view by spreading/pinching fingers on the screen
Tap on the check mark that is always present to the right of the date or month.
Other range:
Press the first picture till it is selected
Then keep the finger pressed and sweep down till the last one you want to select.
Select several pictures that are not consecutive
On a computer
Hover over the first picture
Click the white circle with check mark at the top-left corner of the photo.
The circle will turn blue with a white check markClick anywhere on another image to select it.
Click again anywhere on a selected image to deselect
On a mobile device
Press the first picture till it is selected
Tap the other photos you want to select
Select pictures that were recently uploaded or added
On a computer
Click on "Explore" in the left menu
Scroll down till you see "Your activity" > "Recently added" and click on it.
That brings you to https://photos.google.com/search/_tra_
Photos will now be sorted by the date the photos were added to Google PhotosUse any of the above selection methods
On mobile devices
Tap on "Search" at the bottom of the screen
Scroll down till you see "Recently added", and tap on it.
You can now toggle between day- and month view (spreading/pinching fingers)
Photos are sorted by upload day or month.Use any of the above selection methods