Download All Photos From Icloud To Mac



Oct 26, 2020 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. 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. Locate the iCloud Drive folder containing the photos and videos which you want to import. You can select the photos, videos or an entire folder. Drag and drop them into iPhoto viewing area. This is how you can move photos and videos from iCloud Drive to iPhoto on Mac. Quick Tip to ensure your Photos & Videos never go missing.

iCloud Photo Library on your iPhone/iPad or Mac can automatically upload and store the entire library in iCloud to aces photos and videos from all your devices. However, as we all know, there is only 5GB free for iCloud at the very beginning and the photo library can quickly eat up space. Therefore, many users will choose to transfer photos from iCloud to external hard drive to free up iCloud space. Today, on this page, we will show you how to transfer photos from iCloud to external hard drive on Windows PC and Mac. Meanwhile, at the end of this page, we also recommend EaseUS MobiMover Free to help you transfer photos from PC or Mac to your iPhone if you have carelessly deleted some valuable images on your iPhone and won't get them back.

How to download photos from iCloud to PC and Mac

Transfer photos from iCloud to PC or Mac is easy by following tips below. Except for pictures downloading, you also can delete all iCloud photos if you don’t need them anymore instead of saving them to another place.

1. Open a browser on your PC or Safari on Mac, and go to www.icloud.com.

2. Log into your Apple ID account username & password and access the main interface like below.

3. Click on Photos in the main interface. Then, choose All Photos album.

4. Press Ctrl on your PC or Command on Mac and choose multiple or total photos in iCloud.

5. Go to the right upper corner and click the Download button in cloud shape and click Download to save the photos on your Windows PC or Mac.

How to transfer photos from PC/Mac to external hard drive

After you have downloaded the photos from iCloud on your Windows PC or Mac, you can start to transfer them to your external hard drive.

1. Plug in your external hard drive to your computer via a USB cable.

2. Find the photo files saved from iCloud and copy them to your external hard drive with ease.

How to transfer photos from Mac/PC to iPhone

If you have deleted some important photos from your iPhone and want them back. You can choose to use EaseUS MobiMover Free to help you transfer files from PC/Mac to iPhone, including photos, music, contacts, videos, playlists, ringtones, and books. Besides, MobiMover Free also allows you to transfer photos from iPhone to PC/Mac at one lick and sync data between two iOS devices without any intermediate operations.

Download and install EaseUS MobiMover Free on your computer by clicking the download button below, then follow the steps to copy photos from computer to iPhone within minutes.

Step 1. Connect your iPhone to your Mac or PC, run EaseUS MobiMover, and choose 'PC to iDevice'. Then, click the 'Select Files' to continue.

Step 2. On this interface, you can select unlimited photos to transfer. Then, click 'Open' to move to the next step.

Step 3. Check the genres you have selected. If the folders/files you selected cover other supported categories, you can transfer them all together with photos from the computer to your iPhone.

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.

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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:

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  • 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:

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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.

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.

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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

  1. Go to iCloud.com on your computer, log in with your Apple ID.
  2. You will see the interface below when you log in > Choose Photos to start to manage your iCloud Photos.
  3. 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

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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

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  1. Connect your hard drive with Mac and create a new folder in it.
  2. Open the Photos app on your Mac.
  3. 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 >

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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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