Error running gpth-linux on my Synology DS220+

[vikramvazirani]

I tried running the app without arguments, but here I'm getting an error when it's time to select .zip files (I don't get prompted anything?):

GooglePhotosTakeoutHelper v3.3.1
Hi there! This tool will help you to get all of your photos from Google Takeout to one nice tidy folder

(If any part confuses you, read the guide on:
https://github.com/TheLastGimbus/GooglePhotosTakeoutHelper )

First, select all .zips from Google Takeout (use Ctrl to select multiple)
[press enter to continue]

Unhandled exception:
Exception: Couldn't find the executable zenity in the path.
#0      isExecutableOnPath (package:file_picker_desktop/src/file_picker_utils.dart:96)
<asynchronous suspension>
#1      FilePickerLinux._getPathToExecutable (package:file_picker_desktop/src/file_picker_linux.dart:95)
<asynchronous suspension>
#2      FilePickerLinux.pickFiles (package:file_picker_desktop/src/file_picker_linux.dart:19)
<asynchronous suspension>
#3      getZips (package:gpth/interactive.dart:79)
<asynchronous suspension>
#4      main (file:///home/runner/work/GooglePhotosTakeoutHelper/GooglePhotosTakeoutHelper/bin/gpth.dart:86)
<asynchronous suspension>

[vikramvazirani]

Note - I was able to use it with the -i and -o arguments semi-successfully with the extracts, but it dumps all the pictures into one single directory (assuming it also does the YYYY/MM/DD layout I'd prefer that...). I googled and checked the readme but couldn't find a list of args that I could use to enable folder organization - assuming I wasn't able to use the interactive method.

[TheLastGimbus]

just run:

$ gpth --help
GooglePhotosTakeoutHelper v3.3.1 - The Dart successor

gpth is ment to help you with exporting your photos from Google Photos.

First, go to https://takeout.google.com/ , deselect all and select only Photos.
When ready, download all .zips, and extract them into *one* folder.
(Auto-extracting works only in interactive mode)

Then, run: gpth --input "folder/with/all/takeouts" --output "your/output/folder"
...and gpth will parse and organize all photos into one big chronological folder

-h, --help                    
    --fix                     Folder with any photos to fix dates. This skips whole "GoogleTakeout" procedure.It is here because gpth has some cool heuristics to determine date of a photo, and this can be handy in many situations :)
    --[no-]interactive        Use interactive mode. Type this in case auto-detection fails, or you *really* want to combine advanced options with prompts
-i, --input                   Input folder with *all* takeouts *extracted*. 
-o, --output                  Output folder where all photos will land
    --[no-]divide-to-dates    Divide output to folders by year/month
    --[no-]skip-extras        Skip extra images (like -edited etc)
    --[no-]guess-from-name    Try to guess file dates from their names
                              (defaults to on)
    --[no-]copy               Copy files instead of moving them.
                              This is usually slower, and uses extra space, but doesn't break your input folder

--divide-to-dates it is!

[vikramvazirani]

Awesome! Thanks for the quick turn! I did try to get the help to pull up but I recall I was getting errors... must have been a human error on my side though.

[TheLastGimbus]

look up for #157 👍