Do you want to transfer photos and videos from your Apple mobile to your computer? Let’s start with the basics: set aside your USB cables!
Updates on Windows 11 allow you to set up iCloud on your computer and have complete access to your photos. Apart from your iPhone, this method can also work for other Apple devices that are connected to an iCloud account, like an iPad or a MacBook. To use iCloud, you need to create – if you haven’t already – an Apple ID account.
Complete guide
To check that your iPhone’s photos and videos are enabled on iCloud, open the phone’s “Settings.” Then, press your name at the top. Select “iCloud” and then “Photos”.
Make sure you remember what your Apple ID password is. It’s probably not a password you use very often. After these steps, open the Microsoft store to download iCloud for Windows. Log in using your Apple ID. You may need to enter a verification code from your phone to your computer.
Then, options for sharing iCloud contents, photos, contacts, calendars, website bookmarks, and passwords will appear. Choose those you want to access from your computer.
Look on the right of the Photos section, press “Options” and make sure you’ve selected the box next to “iCloud Photos” before pressing “Apply”. You’ll also see an option to access shared albums from your smartphone. Then, choose whether you want to automatically send Apple’s diagnostic information and the setting will start to download.
How do you locate the photos on your computer?
The photos and videos you record on your iCloud-enabled Apple device can be viewed by clicking the “File Explorer” icon and selecting the “iCloud Photos” tab on the left side of the screen. Now you can see thumbnails of all your photos and videos on your computer as part of iCloud.
If you want to transfer a copy of the media, double-click on the thumbnail to open a preview in Microsoft Photos. Then, hold down the CTRL+S keys to download a copy to your computer.
Only 5 GB of storage space is available for free via iCloud. Users who need more space have the option to subscribe to Apple’s iCloud+ service, which offers various levels of storage, depending on what you’re willing to pay.
