Max Maksim-us
Maksim-us
/ JSONtoXMP.ps1
Created
March 18, 2025 21:17
A PowerShell script to convert JSON files generated by Google Photos Takeout to XMP sidecar files to be used in Immich (with external libraries)
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| <# | |
| .SYNOPSIS | |
| Converts Google Photos Takeout JSON files to XMP sidecar files for Immich, | |
| letting the user pick the root folder from a file picker. | |
| .DESCRIPTION | |
| - Prompts the user for a folder containing photos & JSON via a FolderBrowserDialog. | |
| - Logs only errors/exceptions to JSONroXMP.log (in the same directory as this script). | |
| - Prompts once to overwrite or skip existing XMP files. | |
| - Replaces placeholders in the XMP template with actual values from the JSON. |