I have suddenly started getting this error when I try to move photos from my Icloud directory on windows 10 laptop. The set up has not changed recently, they are in icloud photos> photos directory, which is where they have been for years... Can anyone help with this?
Thanks
Well, Because of the way the new iCloud app (V.11+) downloaded through the Windows store works, a standard delete doesn't work. It's a Virtual network drive and because an iCloud engineer didn't follow proper Microsoft protocol for programming a network-style mount.
For example: When you delete a file on a network drive it does not get moved to the "Recycle Bin". It prompts you that the file will be permanently deleted because Window's knows it's a network drive.
Apple's engineers didn't implement the standard coding to tell Windows that the folder is a Network style folder and to prompt when deleting. So you get an error when following Apple's own directions on their page here:
https://support.apple.com/guide/icloud/delete-photos-and-videos-mm0fa5ca1bc1/icloud
So if you want to Delete your files from your "iCloud Photos" folder you have to do one of the following:
Hope this helps everyone!
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I would swear that I was always able to move from iCloud drive to my PC or to my Dropbox, but then I got this error code. The comment above was very helpful. Just Ctrl+C and then Ctrl+V in whatever place you want and it's done.
I've tried to do that, but it just won't work. It just sticks on 0% complete! Is your method still working on your PC? I've been moving photos from my iCloud files for a long time, so it's frustrating that it no longer works! Thanks.
Just one of the reasons I will NEVER buy another iPhone or for that matter any other Apple product ever again!Getting pics from iCloud to my PC is time consuming & labor intensive. I have to use an external memory drive to do it.....RIDICULOUS! Galaxy forever!
Great ideas.
I see that noone mentioned that you can actually draw each photo by hand and then scan it to a new location.
Seriously now though, it is a "funny" issue. I guess Apple prefers users to buy extra space rather than copy their photos to another service. Coping to a new folder works ok, albeit a bit slow. Deleting the files takes forever.
I suspect it's faster to delete the files from the icloud website, despite the fact that I have requested all files to be locally in my icloud-fotos folder.
Muchas gracias! Al fin pude copiar mis datos a mi laptop.
Saludos!
YES! Thank you, thank you, thank you!! This saved my sanity and my photos/videos.
Of all the things i tried this worked. Thanks!
Ich kann nicht meine iCloud Bilder auf meinen och herunterladen.
My photos are still showing a "cloud" icon. So I can't even get them out of the cloud to drag and drop anywhere. I guess Apple and Microsoft own my pictures, not me.
If anyone would like a little tech support feel free to reach out. I can meet via Zoom and walk you through fixing this.
That sounds like someone never took a class on basic kernel operations.... What's the real answer?
Cannot move photographs from icloud to my laptop harddrive. Error message 0X8007017B.
I agree entirely. Like you, I have never had a problem in moving photos to the files I want. A retrograde step by Apple.
error 0x8007017B
