Set upwards and use iCloud Photos

iCloud Photos works with the Photos app to continue your photos and videos securely stored in iCloud, and upwards to engagement on your iPhone, iPad, iPod bear on, Mac, Apple tree Television receiver, and iCloud.com.

iPad Pro and iPhone 12 Pro showing the same iCloud Photo Memory

  • How iCloud Photos works
  • Turn on iCloud Photos
  • What happens when you edit or delete photos
  • Download copies of your photos and videos
  • Make sure that you take enough storage

How iCloud Photos works

iCloud Photos automatically keeps every photo and video you take in iCloud, so you can admission your library from whatever device, anytime y'all want. Any changes yous make to your collection on one device change on your other devices too. Your photos and videos are organized into Years, Months, Days, and All Photos. And all of your Memories and People are updated everywhere. That way you lot can quickly discover the moment, family member, or friend y'all're looking for.

Depending on your internet speed, the time it takes for you to run into your photos and videos on all of your devices and iCloud.com might vary.

Turn on iCloud Photos

Brand certain that you set up iCloud and sign in to iCloud with the same Apple ID on all of your devices. If you take a PC, you demand Windows 7 or afterward and iCloud for Windows.

On your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch

  1. Go to Settings > [your name].
  2. Tap iCloud.
  3. Tap Photos, and so plough on iCloud Photos.

On your Mac

  1. Choose Apple menu  > System Preferences.
  2. Click Apple ID.
  3. Click iCloud in the sidebar, then select Photos.

If you have an earlier version of macOS, go to System Preferences > iCloud. Click Options side by side to Photos, and so select iCloud Photos.

On Apple tree TV 4K and Apple Telly HD

  1. Go to Settings > Users and Accounts.
  2. Select iCloud.
  3. Plough on iCloud Photos.

On your Windows PC

What happens when you edit or delete photos

Your photos and videos are stored in iCloud in their original formats at full resolution. This includes HEIF, JPEG, RAW, PNG, GIF, TIFF, HEVC, and MP4 as well as special formats you lot capture with your iPhone or iPad, like slo-mo, time-lapse, 4K videos, and Alive Photos. The photos and videos yous capture with these devices are in HEIF and HEVC format. When you edit or delete photos or videos, information technology's reflected across all of your devices.

Edits show upwards on all of your devices

When y'all make edits in the Photos app on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch or on your Mac, the photograph automatically updates across all your devices, including your Apple TV. So when you crop or heighten a photo from your iPhone, you see the changes when you access your library from your Mac. Your original photos and videos are stored in iCloud and you can get back to them at whatever time, and revert any changes you made.

Photos delete from all of your devices

The photos and videos that yous delete on one device are deleted everywhere that you utilize iCloud Photos. Photos and videos stay in the Recently Deleted folder for 30 days before they're deleted permanently.

Download copies of your photos and videos

When you turn on iCloud Photos, your photos and videos automatically upload to iCloud. They're not duplicated in your iCloud backup, so you lot should keep backup copies of your library. Utilize the steps below to download copies of your photos and videos to your Mac or PC. Or y'all tin import your library to your Mac or PC.

Download your photos and videos from iCloud.com

Download photos and videos from your iPhone, iPad, or iPod impact

  1. Open the Photos app, then select ane or more photos or videos.
  2. Tap the share button.
  3. Tap AirDrop, then select the device that you want to share with. Larn more about using AirDrop.

Download photos and videos from your Mac

  1. On your Mac, open the Photos app.
  2. Select i or more photos or videos.
  3. Drag the content to your desktop, or Control-click and select Share > AirDrop.

Make certain that you have plenty storage

The photos and videos that you keep in iCloud Photos utilize your iCloud storage and your device storage. And as long as you have enough infinite in iCloud and on your device, you can shop as many photos and videos every bit y'all similar. Learn more well-nigh iCloud storage and device storage.

If you need more than iCloud storage

When you sign upward for iCloud, you automatically get 5GB of costless storage. If you need more infinite, yous tin purchase more iCloud storage. Plans beginning at 50GB for $0.99 (USD) a month. If you choose 200GB or 2TB plans, you tin share your storage with family. Learn how to buy more than iCloud storage.

If you lot need more device storage

iCloud Photos keeps all your photos and videos in their original, loftier-resolution version. To save storage space on your device, yous tin can turn on Optimize Storage.

If you plow on Optimize Storage, iCloud Photos automatically manages the size of your library on your device. Your original photos and videos are stored in iCloud and space-saving versions are kept on your device. Your library is optimized only when you need space, starting with the photos and videos you access least. Yous tin download the original photos and videos over Wi-Fi or cellular when you demand them.

If you plough on Download Originals, iCloud Photos keeps your original, full-resolution photos and videos in iCloud and on your device.

On your iPhone, iPad or iPod touch

  1. Go to Settings > [your proper noun] > iCloud.
  2. Tap Photos.
  3. Choose Optimize [device] Storage.

On your Mac

  1. Open the Photos app and click Photos in the carte bar.
  2. Click Preferences.
  3. Go to the iCloud tab and choose a storage setting.

Break library uploads to iCloud

When you turn on iCloud Photos, the time it takes for your photos and videos to upload to iCloud depends on the size of your collection and your net speed. If you have a big collection of photos and videos, your upload might take more than fourth dimension than usual. You tin can see the status and pause the upload for i day.

  • On your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch, open the Photos app, go to the Library tab, and tap All Photos. Then roll to the bottom of your screen.
  • On your Mac, open the Photos app. Select Library in the sidebar, then click All Photos in the list of tabs in the toolbar. Ringlet to the lesser of your photos and click Pause.

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