When I used to build websites for my clients, I began hiring a photographer to capture imagery to accompany the content on my sites. I was a web developer before becoming a photographer. Please also note that this worked for me with the current iOS, the current version of iCloud and a Windows PC laptop – it might not work later (in which case, I’d appreciate if you’d let me know so I can make a note in this post!) or might not work with other combinations.Matt eachus How did you get into photography?

PS: Do let me know if this worked for you. But from now on, I might choose to transfer them manually onto my computer so I stay a bit more organized! I just pretty much take photos of everything I see when traveling. I’m currently in the process of downloading my 7,500 photos and so far, it’s looking good.īy the way… I swear they’re not all selfies. From there it’s easy breezy, just leave your laptop as it is and it’ll eventually sort out your photos into your iCloud Photos / Downloads folder (located under your iCloud folder). Next, click on it! It should offer you the following options: iCloud Photos: download photos / upload photosĪnd once you click on the “download photos” one, it should give you the option of selecting all of your iCloud photos or year titled folders. Once you’ve installed it and logged in, it should look something like this:ģ. First, you’ll need to install the iCloud manager app from this page. So, just in case anyone else is struggling with this, here’s some directions to… How to download iCloud photos to your PCġ. After endless googling and surfing the Apple support groups I think I found the solution: a secret little download button on my very computer! Ain’t nobody got time for dat! Next, I tried getting my photos back via my phone, but that didn’t really work either. I tried logging on to, but apparently, this newest version only lets you pick one photo at a time and then download it. In my case, due to laziness and lots of traveling in the past few months, I now have 7,500 photos on there that I really need to get “back”. If you’re the unfortunate user of an iPhone + PC + Windows combination like I am, then you might have had the same problem at some point as I’ve had today: you have no idea how to download iCloud photos to your PC, all at once, without saving them one by one.

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