iCloud Photo

I've dragged and dropped 250 GB of photos to my iCloud Drive. How do I see these with iCloud Photo? Where do I get iCloud Photo?

iMac 21.5″, macOS 10.15

Posted on Jul 12, 2021 8:16 AM

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Posted on Jul 12, 2021 11:42 AM

The app on your Mac? It is the "Photos" app.

If you turn on iCloud Photos on your Mac, the photos in the Photos app automatically sync to iCloud (and to any other devices where iCloud Photos is turned on). The sync can take a long time the first time (days if you have a large number of photos).


If you have iCloud Photos turned on, the photos on the device are the same as on iCloud, with the possible exception that some of them may be space-saving optimized versions if you have that option turned on. You view them in the Photos app on a Mac or iOS device. You can also login to icloud.com and go to the Photos app there. See: https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204264


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Jul 12, 2021 11:42 AM in response to Walter Branam

The app on your Mac? It is the "Photos" app.

If you turn on iCloud Photos on your Mac, the photos in the Photos app automatically sync to iCloud (and to any other devices where iCloud Photos is turned on). The sync can take a long time the first time (days if you have a large number of photos).


If you have iCloud Photos turned on, the photos on the device are the same as on iCloud, with the possible exception that some of them may be space-saving optimized versions if you have that option turned on. You view them in the Photos app on a Mac or iOS device. You can also login to icloud.com and go to the Photos app there. See: https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204264


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