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View My Icloud Photos21
View My Icloud Photos21
Either way, previewing the iCloud photos is plain sailing, but you need to make
sure your devices are set to allow iCloud access and syncing. The following
sections provide a quick step-by-step guide on how to do it.
IPHONE/IPAD
STEP 1
Launch the Settings app, then tap your name at the top of the screen, and select
iCloud to access more options.
Step 1
Note: Older iOS versions have a Photos & Camera tab. Tap that when you enter
Settings and you�ll be taken to the corresponding set-up window.
STEP 2
Under �Apps Using iCloud,� select Photos and toggle on the slider switches next to
�iCloud Photos� and �Upload to My Photo Stream.� These options automatically upload
the images to iCloud and you get a �My Photo Stream� album.
Step 2
With �My Photo Stream� on, you can preview photos on other connected devices. The
action works the other way around as well. For example, you can view the photos
taken on your iPad within the iPhone�s �My Photo Stream� folder. Though, these
images are not saved to the iPhone�s library.
Note: The actions described above assume you have both devices logged into the same
Apple ID. Otherwise, toggle on the �Shared Albums� option and use that to send and
receive iCloud images.
IMAC/MACBOOK
STEP 1
Click or tap System Preferences and select the iCloud menu, then sign in with your
Apple ID.
System Preferences
STEP 2
Click or tap on the box in front of iCloud Drive and Photos to activate them. Now,
select the Options button next to Photos to access the drop-down menu.
Options button
Make sure to check the box in front of �My Photo Stream.� This provides access to
iCloud photos on other devices and automatically uploads new images to the stream
folder. Again, feel free to check the �Shared Albums� option if you�d like to share
the images with others.
This out of the way, iCloud Drive now shows up across your Apple devices and they
have the same cloud folder. Just to remind you, iCloud Drive is an all-in-one file
manager and an app to preview documents stored in the cloud.
Note: iCloud Drive appears inside the Files app on newer iOS versions.
apps
You will be able to preview all iCloud apps and you can click on Photos to see
what�s synced to the cloud. There you get to browse, download, delete, or share
your photos. Mind you, if you choose to delete a photo from iCloud, it will be
removed from all of your devices.
One more thing, you can only share photos via email when you access iCloud from a
browser.
As indicated, you download the photos via a browser. For the purposes of this
article, we�ve used Safari but it works the same on other browsers. These are the
necessary steps.
STEP 1
Before you proceed, it�s best to set the download destination first. To keep photos
separate, you can also choose �Ask for each download� and choose a different
destination folder with every download.
Launch Safari or any other browser and hit Cmd +, to access Preferences. You can
also do it from the drop-down menu in the menu bar, but it�s easier this way.
Select the destination folder under �File Download Location� and you are good to
go.
STEP 2
Now, you can log into the iCloud and select the photos you want to download. To
select multiple images, hold Cmd or Ctrl (on a PC) and click on every image you�d
like to save. Once done, hit the download icon and you are good to go.
IMPORTANT NOTE
This article assumes you have enough iCloud storage. You get 5GB for free by
default and it quickly gets used up, especially if you upload photos and videos.
Without the extra storage space, the photos you take won�t automatically upload to
the cloud and this means �Photo Stream� won�t work. On the bright side, you will be
able to preview all the photos until the moment your storage got full.
How much iCloud space do your photos take? Do you delete or download them
regularly? Give us your two cents in the comments below.
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