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photo and video Storage :: icloud + manual dual approach possible?

Does anyone know if there is a way to use icloud for a minimum amount of monthly storage but then also be able to easily transfer photo/vid files off an iphone and onto a macbook? I don't want to do this individually because it's a lot of files, and I don't want to upgrade my storage to keep everything on the cloud. If I can't do it manually for some of my photos/vids that seems crazy and so I will just close my current minimum icloud storage plan to get that functionally back, but I'd think it would be silly for apple not to offer this in order to keep all those minimum icloud monthly customers... so I feel like I must be missing something. Any advice?

iPhone X

Posted on Apr 18, 2022 11:25 AM

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Raicya

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Posted on Apr 18, 2022 11:46 AM

If I understand you correctly:

You can transfer the photos from iPhone to the MacBook and then from macOS to external hard drive.

You can transfer the photos as described in -> Related Article -> Transfer photos and videos from your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch to your Mac or PC

You can also use Image Capture, it is possible to delete the photos (after transferring to the MacBook) from the iPhone, see Transfer images in Image Capture on Mac

Transfer images in Image Capture on Mac – Apple Support (UK)

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