How to upload photos to iCloud and sync your photos across all of your devices
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Dave Johnson
Sep 22, 2020, 02:51 IST
With iCloud, you can access all of your photos on all of your devices.wagnerokasaki/Getty Images
You can upload photos to iCloud from your iPhone, iPad, PC, or Mac computer and easily sync photos across all of your devices.
To use iCloud Photos in Windows you need to download and install the iCloud desktop app.
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iCloud does more than just backup your iPhone and iPad. iCloud can keep your photos in sync across all your devices, for example – iPhone, iPad, Mac, and PC. You can set up your devices to automatically place a copy of all photos in iCloud, and you can manually upload photos from your Mac or Windows PC to iCloud as well.
To get started with iCloud Photos, you should ensure that it's turned on and set to upload your mobile photos to the cloud.
1. On your iPhone or iPad device, start the Settings app.
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2. Scroll down and tap "Photos."
3. If it's not already on, turn on iCloud Photos by swiping the button to the right, turning it green.
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Repeat for every Apple mobile device device you want to sync with iCloud. All your iPhone and iPad photos should now be automatically uploaded to iCloud. Note: if you want to delete certain photos from your iPhone but not from iCloud, follow our how-to guide to do so.
2. Restart your computer. After it reboots, iCloud might start automatically. If it doesn't, click the Start button and start iCloud from the Start menu.
3. Sign in using your Apple ID.
4. Choose the features you want to back up and synchronize across your devices. Be sure to choose "Photos" and then click "Apply."
After installing the iCloud desktop app, you can use it to choose how photos are backed up and synchronized, if you want to share your desktop browser bookmarks with Safari on your iOS device, and more.
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How to upload photos from your computer to iCloud
Once you've turned everything on, uploading photos to iCloud is easy:
If you are using Windows, open a File Explorer folder and click "iCloud Photos" in the pane on the left. Drag photos into the iCloud Photos folder. They'll be immediately uploaded to iCloud and copied to your other synced devices.
If you are using a Mac, start the Photos app and drag photos into the app. They'll be immediately uploaded to iCloud and copied to your other synced devices. This method will let you upload specific photos to iCloud, rather than your entire iCloud library, which can be done by accessing your Photos Preferences, as detailed above.
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