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I have iCloud for my PC. When I take a photo on my iPhone, it uploads to iCloud. All photos upload. Then, most photos download via the iCloud app on my PC to my PC. However, some photos don't download. I have logged out, cleared photos, logged back in so that the app re-downloads photos. However, the same photos don't download.
Why is this the case?
Is there a way to fix it?
Windows, Windows 6
So the only thing I didn't have was "My Photo Stream" in settings. All these years I've never had it on because I feared that it would upload all the other photos on my PC into my iCloud and blow up my usage. So I crossed my fingers and turned it on and so far it hasn't gone outside the iCloud Photos directory structure. I think it's working to download recent photos from iCloud, but time will tell.
Thanks for your help.
So the only thing I didn't have was "My Photo Stream" in settings. All these years I've never had it on because I feared that it would upload all the other photos on my PC into my iCloud and blow up my usage. So I crossed my fingers and turned it on and so far it hasn't gone outside the iCloud Photos directory structure. I think it's working to download recent photos from iCloud, but time will tell.
Thanks for your help.
Hello Piedmont Jim,
Welcome to Apple Support Communities. It sounds like you're having trouble with photos loading to iCloud Photos on your PC. We are happy to share information that may help.
Take a look at the steps in this article and give those a try: If your iCloud Photos aren't loading on your PC.
Take care.
Hello Piedmont Jim,
You're very welcome. If you continue to have trouble with this, just let us know.
Take care.
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