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Learn how to edit like a pro with the intuitive editing tools built into Photos for macOS.

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Edit photos on your iPhone or iPad

After taking pictures with the camera on your iPhone or iPad, make the moment look just right with the editing tools built into your device.

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Transfer photos from your iPhone

You can move photos and videos from your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch to your Mac or PC. And with iCloud Photos, your photos are available on all your devices.

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Keep your photos up to date

With iCloud Photos, your collection of photos and videos is safely stored and available on all of your devices. Or you can sync your library manually with iTunes.

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Organize your photos and videos

Learn how to use the Photos app’s built-in features to keep your growing collection in order. And see how the powerful search function lets you find people, places, and things fast.

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Move your Photos library

Is your Mac running low on disk space as your collection of photos and videos expands? You can move your Photos library to an external drive to free up storage.

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iCloud Photos

iCloud Photos works with the Photos app to keep your photos and videos securely stored in iCloud, and up to date on your iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV, and iCloud.com

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

Turn on iCloud Photos

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

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

In iCloud for Windows 10 or later, you can also choose to use Shared Albums, and customize the location of your Shared Albums folders. If you're using iCloud for Windows 7, you can also choose to use My Photo Stream.

When you turn on iCloud Photos on your PC in iCloud for Windows 7, My Photo Stream is turned off automatically. If you want to send new photos to your devices that don't use iCloud Photos, you can turn My Photo Stream back on.

Find your photos on your PC

On Windows 10:

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

Windows 8.1:

  1. Go to the Start screen.
  2. Click the down arrow in the bottom-left corner.
  3. Click the iCloud Photos app.

Windows 8:

  1. Go to the Start screen.
  2. Select iCloud Photos.

Windows 7:

  1. Click the Windows Start button, then 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 as a folder in the window that appears.

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My Photo Stream isn't available in iCloud for Windows 10 or later.

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 the folder where you currently store the photos that you want to add to iCloud Photos.
  4. Select the photos that you want to add.
  5. Drag them into the iCloud Photos folder.

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

In iCloud for Windows 7

  1. Open a File Explorer window.
  2. Under Quick Access (Favorites in Windows 7 and 8), click iCloud Photos.
  3. Click Upload photos and videos.
  4. Choose the photos and videos you want to upload and click Open.

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

Download your photos and videos from iCloud Photos

In Windows 11.1 or later

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:

  1. Open File Explorer.
  2. In the Navigation pane, click iCloud Photos.
  3. Select the images you want to keep on your PC.
  4. Right-click the selection and choose 'Always keep on this device.'

If you change a photo or video on another device or on iCloud.com, it updates automatically on your PC.

In Windows 10 or earlier

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:

  1. Open File Explorer (Windows 10) or Windows Explorer (Windows 7).
  2. Click iCloud Photos in the Navigation pane. If you don’t see 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 by year.
    • In iCloud for Windows 7, click “Download photos and videos” in the Windows Explorer toolbar. Choose the photos and videos you want to download by year, then click Download.

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

In iCloud for Windows 10 or later, 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 see any updates.

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  • If your iCloud Photos aren't loading on your PC, learn what to do.
  • Learn more about iCloud system requirements.