Set and utilise 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.

iCloud Photos uploads new photos and videos from your Windows PC so y'all can view them in the Photos app on your iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, Mac, and on iCloud.com. New photos that you lot take automatically bear witness up on your PC, and you can download them with a double-click.

Turn on iCloud Photos

Make sure that you fix iCloud on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch or Mac, that y'all turned on iCloud Photos, and that you're signed in with your Apple tree ID.

  1. Download iCloud for Windows.
  2. Open iCloud for Windows. Brand sure you're signed in with your Apple ID.
  3. Next to Photos, click Options.
  4. Select iCloud Photos.
  5. Click Done, so click Apply.
  6. Turn on iCloud Photos on all of your Apple devices.

In iCloud for Windows x or later, you tin likewise cull to use Shared Albums, and customize the location of your Shared Albums folders. If you're using iCloud for Windows vii, y'all can also choose to utilise My Photo Stream.

When you plough on iCloud Photos on your PC in iCloud for Windows seven, My Photo Stream is turned off automatically. If you desire to send new photos to your devices that don't utilize iCloud Photos, y'all can turn My Photo Stream back on.

Upload your photos and videos to iCloud Photos

You can upload your photos and videos from your PC to iCloud Photos when you follow these steps:

In iCloud for Windows 10 or later

  1. Open a File Explorer window.
  2. In the Navigation pane, click iCloud Photos.
  3. In another window, open up the folder where you lot currently store the photos that you want to add to iCloud Photos.
  4. Select the photos that yous want to add.
  5. Drag them into the iCloud Photos folder.

You tin can view the photos and videos you uploaded in the Photos app on iCloud.com and on all your Apple devices.

In older versions of iCloud for Windows

  1. Open a File Explorer window.
  2. Under Favorites, click iCloud Photos.
  3. Click Upload photos and videos.
  4. Choose the photos and videos you desire to upload and click Open.

You can view the photos and videos yous uploaded in the Photos app on iCloud.com and on all your Apple devices.

Download your photos and videos from iCloud Photos

In iCloud for Windows xi.1 or later

New photos and videos yous 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:

  1. Open up File Explorer.
  2. In the Navigation pane, click iCloud Photos.
  3. Select the images yous want to keep on your PC.
  4. Right-click the pick and choose "E'er keep on this device."

If you change a photo or video on some other device or on iCloud.com, information technology updates automatically on your PC.

In older versions of iCloud for Windows

New photos and videos you add to iCloud Photos volition automatically download to your PC. Y'all tin also download older photos and videos with these steps:

  1. Open up File Explorer (Windows 10) or Windows Explorer (Windows 7).
  2. Click iCloud Photos in the Navigation pane. If you lot don't come across iCloud Photos, click Pictures in the Navigation pane, then double-click iCloud Photos.
    • In iCloud for Windows 10, click the Notification area in the taskbar, then click Download Photos in the iCloud Photos notification. Choose the photos and videos you want to download past yr.
    • In iCloud for Windows 7, click "Download photos and videos" in the Windows Explorer toolbar. Choose the photos and videos you want to download past twelvemonth, then click Download.

Your photos and videos download to the location you lot set in iCloud Photos Options.

In iCloud for Windows 10 or afterward, if you change a photo or video on another device or on iCloud.com, it updates automatically on your PC. In iCloud for Windows version 7, you need to re-download the photos to come across any updates.

Find your photos on your PC

To find your photos, follow the steps for the version of Windows you use on your PC.

On Windows 10:

  1. Open File Explorer.
  2. Click iCloud Photos from the Navigation pane.

Windows 8:

  1. Get to the Commencement screen. If you use Windows viii.1, click the downwards arrow in the bottom-left corner.
  2. Select iCloud Photos.

Windows 7:

  1. Click the Windows Starting time button, and so click Pictures.
  2. Click iCloud Photos or Photo Stream under the Favorites menu in the panel on the left.
  3. Double-click My Photo Stream to view your photos. This also shows up every bit a folder in the window that appears.

My Photograph Stream isn't bachelor in iCloud for Windows x or later.

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