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How iCloud Photos works on your PC

I was doing some experiments with iCloud syncing of photos to my Windows 10 desktop.


After installing iCloud from the store (and enabling only iCloud Drive and Photos), I took a photo on my iPhone and after a little while, it appeared in the 'Downloads' folder.


I was then able to see the 'photo' using Microsoft Photo. If I tried to edit the photo, MS Photo wouldn't let me over-write the file stored in the iCloud Downloads folder.


I then tried to delete the photo in the Icloud Downloads folder and this succeeded. I notice that the 'delete' wasn't uploaded to iCloud (the original photo is still there) and that it appears that if you delete a photo in the 'Downloads' folder, iCloud won't re-sync it.


Is this the same behaviour for others?

Windows, Windows 10

Posted on Jul 6, 2019 11:56 PM

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Posted on Jul 7, 2019 10:25 AM

I then tried to delete the photo in the Icloud Downloads folder and this succeeded. I notice that the
'delete' wasn't uploaded to iCloud (the original photo is still there) and that it appears that if you delete a photo in the 'Downloads' folder, iCloud won't re-sync it.

Is this the same behaviour for others?

This is the expected behaviour for Windows.


See >>> https://support.apple.com/en-ca/HT205328


Feedback for Apple goes here >>> http://www.apple.com/feedback/

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LACAllen
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Jul 7, 2019 10:25 AM in response to Andy P.

I then tried to delete the photo in the Icloud Downloads folder and this succeeded. I notice that the
'delete' wasn't uploaded to iCloud (the original photo is still there) and that it appears that if you delete a photo in the 'Downloads' folder, iCloud won't re-sync it.

Is this the same behaviour for others?

This is the expected behaviour for Windows.


See >>> https://support.apple.com/en-ca/HT205328


Feedback for Apple goes here >>> http://www.apple.com/feedback/

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