I'm saying goodbye to the I world. Switched to an S22. I want all of my information back. I want to store it on my own hard drive. How can I take my information from icloud and load it to my HD?
If you're using a PC, download iCloud for Windows: Download iCloud for Windows - Apple Support
Set up photos: Set up and use iCloud Photos on your Windows PC - Apple Support
They will all download and sync to your PC. Then do whatever you want with the pictures.
Photos can’t be transferred directly from iCloud to an external hard drive for that you need to set up iCloud photo library see the article Set up and use iCloud Photos - Apple
And its preferences Change preferences in Photos on Mac - Apple open finder > Go > home > your user name > pictures either drag and drop Photos Library.photoslibrary to an external hard drive , the second method is right click on Photos Library.photoslibrary and click on show package contents in the upcoming column , you can also drag and drop complete masters folder to an external hard drive that is connected .
Also as per the article Back up the library in Photos on Mac - Apple
Manually copy your library to an external storage device: Drag the Photos library (by default in the Pictures folder on your Mac) to your storage device to create a copy.See this article also
Photos library - Move your Library to an external storage device
Note : C drive you mean if its an external hard drive .
Yes, Google and Apple make it pretty easy to switch between devices. Your photos are your own. You can download them at iCloud.com or sync them to your computer using Photos on a Mac or iCloud for Windows on a PC.
This is very complex. I have to download apps, then it wants to use my C drive. I changed all of that. Now I can not get it to see my pictures. This two part verification is driving my up the wall. I have to log in every time for every screwy screen.
I can not wait to say goodbye to the apple way. Once I can reclaim my own pictures I am gone forever. Goodbye I world, been real. A real PITA.
The i people only allow me to transfer to google photos? WTF! So tired of letting them control my own information. Perhaps they may soon sell me my own freaking pictures back.
How can I back up my photos on my own hard drive?
