iCloud uploading

I used to be able to plug my IPhone into my Desktop PC. All the photos on my phone could be viewed and accessed.Recently only a few have shown up. At the bottom it’s says syncing to iCloud. There are 335 images and it’s been stuck on that for a couple weeks. It’s so pointless. There’s basically no way to back up my images to an external hard drive like I have been doing for years. Does anyone else experience this issue?

iPhone 11, iOS 16

Posted on Aug 18, 2023 8:28 PM

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Aug 18, 2023 8:42 PM in response to Incident23

Incident23 Said:

"[...]There’s basically no way to back up my images to an external hard drive like I have been doing for years. Does anyone else experience this issue?"

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iCloud uploading

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