User level: Level 3 (727 points)backing up photos to computer ?
Hi, I want to clean out my iCloud Drive of photos and save them to my local
hard drive on my computer for archiving to a backup hard drive.
last time I checked Apple would only allow a small amount of photos to be downloaded at a time
which was very frustrating.
i want to know if there is a quick and easy way to do this now ?
I have a Windows-10 PC and Mac Pro.
Posted on Oct 27, 2026 5:02 AM
User level: Level 8 (45,179 points)Nov 4, 2026 10:13 PM in response to alex7375
Re: "Windows-10 PC and Mac Pro.
How to easily back up iCloud photos to a computer?"
Apple support's article (link below) provides "how to" info, for Mac and iCloud.com:
There are steps you can follow:
Download iCloud photos and videos
If needed: More info on archiving files from iCloud:
How to: Archive or make copies of the information you store in iCloud:
Originally posted at discussions.apple.com/thread/256383869