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Share-size copies of a client gallery, made right in Google Drive

You deliver the gallery through Google Drive. The client wants to post a few on Instagram tonight, send some to family, and the files are 25 MB each. Make a share-size set of the whole shoot next to the originals, without exporting it again.

Updated November 2026 · 3 min read

Two sets from one folder

Most photographers deliver two things: the full-resolution gallery for prints, and a lighter set for sharing. Exporting twice from Lightroom works, but it means uploading twice too. When the gallery is already in Google Drive, the light set can be made where it is.

Export twice

  1. Export full size, upload to Drive
  2. Export again at web size
  3. Upload the second set too

Export once

  1. Upload the full-size gallery to Drive
  2. Pick the folder in PixelCinch, Save to: New folder
  3. Share both folders with the client

What it saves

In a measured run, twelve real photos went from 81.3 MB to 1.5 MB. See every file and what changed. A 600-photo wedding at 20 MB per file is 12 GB; the share-size set is typically under 1 GB.

Make a share-size set of your last galleryOpens with the Client previews preset: JPEG, 2,048 px on the long edge. Free to try — Pro from $4 a month.
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Questions

Will this touch my full-resolution originals?

Not unless you ask it to. Choose "New folder" under Save to and the share-size copies go into a separate folder. Overwriting is an explicit option with its own warning.

What size is right for social media and sharing?

Around 2,048 pixels on the long edge. It looks sharp on phones and social feeds, and a JPEG at that size is usually under 1 MB instead of 15–30 MB.

My Drive is full of old galleries. Can this free up space?

Yes, if you decide you no longer need camera resolution for older work. Many photographers keep full-size files on an external archive and keep 3,000-pixel JPEGs in Drive for reprints and client requests.

Does it handle RAW files?

No. It works on JPEG, PNG, WebP and iPhone HEIC — the formats you deliver, not the ones you edit.

Are client photos uploaded anywhere?

No. Each photo goes from Google Drive to your browser, is resized there, and the copy goes back to Drive. There is no PixelCinch server in between.

Can I watermark the share-size set?

Yes. Turn on Watermark, add your logo or a © line, and every photo in the share-size set is stamped — the full-resolution originals stay clean. There is a live preview on your first photo and a repeat-across option for proofs.

Related: watermark photos in bulk · free up Drive storage · how much do images compress? · bulk resize

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