Icloud photo downloads to pc

New photos and videos you add to iCloud Photos are shown on your PC automatically. To download the file from iCloud when you view it, double-click its thumbnail. You can also keep your photos downloaded on your PC with these steps:. If you change a photo or video on another device or on iCloud. New photos and videos you add to iCloud Photos will automatically download to your PC. You can also download older photos and videos with these steps:.

In iCloud for Windows 10 or later, if you change a photo or video on another device or on iCloud. In iCloud for Windows version 7, you need to re-download the photos to see any updates. Information about products not manufactured by Apple, or independent websites not controlled or tested by Apple, is provided without recommendation or endorsement.

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Contact the vendor for additional information. Set up and use iCloud Photos on your Windows PC iCloud Photos safely stores all your photos and videos in iCloud, so they're available on all your devices. Download iCloud for Windows.

Open iCloud for Windows. Make sure you're signed in with your Apple ID. Next to Photos, click Options. Select iCloud Photos. You can download copies of photos and videos in Shared Albums to your own library. Learn more about how to use Shared Albums. To download the full album, open a File Explorer window or Windows Explorer window Windows 7 , open the Pictures folder, then open the iCloud Photos folder.

Copy the Shared Album folder to another location on your computer. Download iCloud photos and videos With iCloud Photos, you can download a copy of your photos and videos on any device. How to download photos and videos from iCloud. Tap Select, then tap a photo or video.

To select multiple photos or videos, tap more than one. To select your entire library, tap Select All. Tap the more button. Choose Download, then tap Download to confirm. Hold the command key on your Mac or control key on your PC to select multiple photos or videos.

Click and hold the download button in the upper corner of the window. If you want to download your photo or video as it was originally captured or imported, choose Unmodified Original. What happens when you delete photos or videos Remember, when you delete a photo from iCloud Photos, it also deletes from iCloud and any other device where you're signed in with the same Apple ID — even if you turned on Download and Keep Originals or Download Originals to this Mac.

How to download photos and videos from the Photos app If you want to download a full-size copy of your photos and videos from the Photos app to your iPhone, iPad or iPod touch with iOS Tap iCloud, then tap Photos. Before getting started, find out which version of iCloud for Windows you have. You see thumbnails of your photos and videos until you download them.

If a photo or video is edited or deleted on an Apple device or on iCloud. See Keep photos and videos downloaded in iCloud for Windows.