Are you still confused by how to copy photos from iCloud to external hard drive? Follow this guide you can easily move your favorite photos from iCloud to any external hard drive.
iCloud Transfer Tips
Transfer Data to iCloud
- Once you have the thumb drive plugged in, go to your iCloud Photos page, then click Select Photos in the middle right of the top bar. Start by selecting just one photo and clicking Download.
- How to download all iCloud photos to Windows PC. Windows users have access to “one version” by installing the iCloud app on a Windows computer, then copying the photos from the file browser.
How to select multiple iCloud Photos using a Mac Select all your photos from your library for download Press Command + A to choose every image in your library Select a range of consecutive photos from your library. Step 1 Open Finder and click 'iCloud Drive', and locate 'Documents' folder in iCloud Drive. Step 2 Click 'File' in the menu, select 'New Finder Window', and navigate to your local 'Documents' folder. Step 3 Select all the files in iCloud Drive Documents folder, drag and drop these files to your local Mac Documents folder. Before you download photos from iCloud to Mac, you need to setup iCloud and Photos app on your computer. You can create a default library for Photos app. If you are downloading photos from iCloud to USB drive, SSD, external hard drive on Mac, make sure you get enough space to store the exported pictures from iCloud.
Download All Pictures From Icloud To Mac
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Export Data from iCloud
Sync iCloud with Other Sources
For most of the iOS users, iCloud is the very choice they choose to backup iPhone data, especially photos. As long as you enable the iCloud Photo Library and connect your iDevice to Wi-Fi, you can easily save all your photos to iCloud for preservation.
Also, iCloud Photo Library allows you to view files once the iCloud account logged in, like transferring photos from iCloud to an external hard drive for further use. Then how can you do that? Hence in this article, we will introduce how to easily move photos from iCloud to external hard drive on Windows PC and Mac. Check below and get iCloud photos to compuetr/hard drive quickly.
Further Reading:iPhone Photos Not Showing Up on PC/Mac Computer >
Select All iCloud Photos to Transfer with AnyTrans (PC/Mac)
If you want to select all photos on iCloud to transfer, then AnyTrans can help. As a professional iOS data management tool, it can help you easily manage your photos on iPhone/iPad/iPod, also notes, music, videos, contacts, etc. Besides, the iCloud Manager on AnyTrans enables you to download iCloud files selectively or wholly. You can check its features as below:
AnyTrans – A Brilliant iCloud Manager
- Manage iCloud Photos, Contacts, Calendar, Reminders, Notes, Videos.
- Directly download iCloud files to hard drive or computer.
- Transfer photos to iCloud from iDevice or computer.
- Support deleting iCloud photos or other files, sync data between iClouds.
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To transfer iCloud photos to external hard drive selectively:
Step 1. Download AnyTrans on your computer and connect your external hard drive to the computer > Click iCloud Manager > Sign in your Apple ID > Click Photos.
Click Photos from iCloud Manager
Step 2. Choose photos you want to transfer (you can Select All from the top-left corner) > Click the Download button.
Copy Icloud Photos To Mac
Select all photos on iCloud to transfer:
Go to the homepage of iCloud Manager > Click Content to PC > Select export path and check Photos category > Click Next to start transferring.
Transfer the Whole Photos Category
Also read: How to Transfer Photos from iPhone/iPad to USB Flash Drive>
How to Download iCloud Photos with iCloud.com
As iCloud offers storage for users to save content, it also enables users to download it back. This method will introduce the way to export iCloud photos to the computer from the website, please follow the step-by-step guide below to see how to do it.
Step 1. Get Photos from iCloud to Computer
- Go to iCloud.com on your computer, log in with your Apple ID.
- You will see the interface below when you log in > Choose Photos to start to manage your iCloud Photos.
- Find the photos you want to save to the external hard drive, click the download button on the upper right corner (You can choose to only download original photos or edited photos included).Select Photos to Download
Step 2. Drag & Drop Photos Stored in Computer to Hard Drive
When the downloading process is finished, the photos you choose are successfully exported to your computer. Then connect your external hard drive to the computer via a USB cable, copy and paste the downloaded photos to it.
If you want to select all photos on iCloud, you can tap Ctrl+A. Then, you can download iCloud photos 1000 photos or less. But iCloud.com doesn’t allow to transfer photos more than 1000 with one-click.
Transfer Photos from Photos App to External Hard Drive on Mac
- Connect your hard drive with Mac and create a new folder in it.
- Open the Photos app on your Mac.
- Select the photos you want to transfer and choose Export from the File menu (also, here you can choose to only download original photos or edited photos included).
Also Read:How to Fix Photos not Showing Up in iPhoto >
The Bottom Line
In this way, you can easily save iCloud photos to your external hard drive both on PC and Mac. Moreover, AnyTranscan help you download photos from iCloud to external hard drive with ease, other kinds of iOS data like contacts, notes, ringtones, etc also supported. Besides, you can upload data to icloud, merge two iCloud accounts, etc. Download AnyTrans to start a pleasant iCloud management tour.
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