Re:Apple Maps on the web launches in beta
by mittermayr on Thursday July 25, 2024 @09:59AM
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Only through Google Takeout. I am trying to build a tool that allows displaying and sharing them outside of Google Accounts or Maps, but the only reliable way to get them out is unfortunately still Takeout. Some browser extensions offered a loop/extraction but they mostly don’t work anymore I think.
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Google Takeout is excellent; basically GDPR data downloads 5 years before GDPR was even a thing. Before moving anything to Apple Maps I'd want to be sure they offer a similar feature so I'm not locked in.
Just be aware google takeout contains everything except files uploaded to Google Drive.
That's reasonable as you can already download those files and they would likely bloat the takeout into being a miserable experience.
The confusing part is that you can select to include data for Google Drive with the text:
> Files that you own that have been stored in your My drive and computers. More info
Only two levels into the help text there's mention of what is included - but no explicit mention that uploaded/shared files are excluded.
The entire (empty) folder structure is there, so it's easy to think the files are too.