iOS 14.7 Photo Folders using File Explorer Windows 10

Yeah, Except iCloud just doesn't compare in the slightest to pulling the pictures off the device itself. There have been to many times where my pictures refuse to sync. I want my folder structure back the way it was.

That's a real Richard of an answer and doesn't help in any way, shape or form. iCloud uses too much data and on my bunky old laptop it consumes way too much of the PC's resources and as I'm assuming plenty of people take photos and then need to individually download them to a work computer to pull specific files, I do it almost every single day and post 14.7.1 its an effing debacle trying to find the files I need. If you're not an Apple employee maybe try to avoid lecturing people in the forum.

I'm sorry but this is a general absurd reply, you did not get to the point and give a sufficient answer, Apple made a good change which we call in manufacturing a "KAIZEN" and then got removed in the next update with no reason, I'm not sure why you do that and why we are unable to revesrese the update 14.7 or any other update, even if the user is not willing to update the iOS the pop up messages become very frustrating and annoying makes user eventually to give up and perform the updates!

This meassage is on behalf of millions of iPhone users who made you billionairs! ...show some respect.

Thanks

Apple did not design the folder structure for your convenience, they structured it for the most efficient management of the photo database in the phone, because they don’t expect users to ever even look at it. Instead they provide several easy ways to transfer photos from the phone to a computer or other services. These ways are described here→Transfer photos and videos from your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch - Apple Support.

By far the easiest way is to enable iCloud Photos: Go to Settings/[your name]/icloud - Photos ON. This will transfer the existing photos to your iCloud account, then going forward in real time as they are taken meaning that you will never lose a photo should disaster strike. Once in iCloud you have options:

• Log in to https://icloud.com/photos, where you can view them or download them to your computer
• Enable iCloud Photos in your Mac System Preferences, and they will automatically sync to the Photos app on your Mac
• Install iCloud for Windows, where you can view your photos on your PC and optionally transfer them to local storage on your computer.

Enabling iCloud photos also offers the option of saving smaller, lower resolution images on your phone to save space while still preserving the full resolution photos in iCloud. Just go to Settings/Photos - Optimize iPhone Storage to enable this feature.

Hi garnet_dagger, We appreciate you reaching out to us. We understand that the DCIM folders have changed after updating to iOS 14.7. We strive to bring the best personal computing experience to customers around the world through our innovative hardware, software and Internet offerings. 

We welcome your feedback on our products here: Product Feedback - Apple

Take care!

Well, you can’t have it back the way it was. There must be something wrong with your setup or iCloud; every photo on my phone syncs to iCloud, and every new photo I take appears in iCloud seconds after I take it. Are you sure you have iCloud enabled on your phone, and that you have data enabled for iCloud in your settings?

Well, there is the right way to do it that does not involve accessing folders on your phone from Windows. But you chose not to do it or any of the other ways that Apple designed it to work. So now you are stuck with doing it your unsupported chosen way.