ICLOUD download is extremely annoying- zip files now ?

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ICLOUD download is extremely annoying- zip files now ?

I have been trying for almost a week to download some of my Icloud pictures. Even if I go one by one they go into a zip file. I read that it is to make the download easier. It is definitely not easier. Is there a way for God's sake to download the pictures in the Cloud easier? I pay monthly for 2 T , and not only is this happening , but after my update to IOS 13.3.1 in my iphone X I lost 30,000 and some thousand pictures on my iphone. I can see some in Icloud , but they have disappeared on my Iphone. This is the reason I am trying to download them from the Cloud, but it is I M P O S S I B L E. Will Apple do something at some point to fix this? I don't think it is fair that I pay every month for the convenience to have the pictures stored only to make it virtually impossible to download them to a PC. Horrible,. I would appreciate a reply. Thank you.

Posted on Feb 10, 2020 6:44 PM

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Answer 1

Teddy_B

Community Specialist

Feb 15, 2020 7:47 AM in response to Honey4ever

Honey4ever,

Thanks for getting back to us. This is the best step by step guide. It may seem too simple or incomplete but it really is this easy:

Set up and use iCloud Photos on your Windows PC - Apple Support

Specifically, take a look at the section labeled "Download your photos and videos from iCloud Photos"

Hope this helps.

Have a great day.

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chris_g1

Community Specialist

Feb 13, 2020 1:03 PM in response to Honey4ever

Hello Honey4ever,

Thank you for using Apple Support Communities! I understand from the information you provided that you want to download your photos from iCloud and store them on your PC; I'd like to help.

The following support article provides some steps for this process:

Archive or make copies of the information you store in iCloud - Apple Support

If you haven't already, you may also want to download and install iCloud for Windows:

Download iCloud for Windows - Apple Support

Hope this helps.

Best Regards.

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Answer 3

Honey4ever Author

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Feb 14, 2020 5:19 PM in response to chris_g1

I will have to try again. I have I cloud for windows but it hasnt helped much. I have to find a step by step guide to see if it is my computer or me that gets to a point that I already can’t think. After I did the latest update I lost almost all my pictures on my iPhone. I see the 51,000 I have on iCloud ( yes I know it’s a lot ) but I only have 17,000 on iPhone and that’s why I have been trying to download the whole library. I don’t trust technology so much as to not to try to keep a second copy of almost 6 years of pictures.

if you have a step by step guide to use iCloud for windows I would immensely appreciate it

thank you !!

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ICLOUD download is extremely annoying- zip files now ?

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