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How to EXPORT images from iCloud Drive to Photos on iCloud, or to a hard drive.

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Posted on Sep 28, 2023 4:18 PM

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Posted on Sep 28, 2023 4:59 PM

To export images from iCloud Drive to Photos, do the following:


  1. Open the Finder app and select all of the images you want to export to Photos
  2. Hold Control on your keyboard and click any of the images you've selected
  3. Click "Share..."
  4. Click "Add to Photos"
  5. If you haven't already, Set up and use iCloud Photos - Apple Support


To copy the images to a hard drive, you can do the following:


  1. Open the Finder app and select all of the images you want to export to Photos
  2. Hold Control on your keyboard and click any of the images you've selected
  3. Click "Copy"
  4. Navigate to your hard drive in Finder
  5. Hold Control on your keyboard and click where you want to export the files to
  6. Click "Paste"


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Sep 28, 2023 4:59 PM in response to wdhbooks

To export images from iCloud Drive to Photos, do the following:


  1. Open the Finder app and select all of the images you want to export to Photos
  2. Hold Control on your keyboard and click any of the images you've selected
  3. Click "Share..."
  4. Click "Add to Photos"
  5. If you haven't already, Set up and use iCloud Photos - Apple Support


To copy the images to a hard drive, you can do the following:


  1. Open the Finder app and select all of the images you want to export to Photos
  2. Hold Control on your keyboard and click any of the images you've selected
  3. Click "Copy"
  4. Navigate to your hard drive in Finder
  5. Hold Control on your keyboard and click where you want to export the files to
  6. Click "Paste"


How to EXPORT images from iCloud Drive to Photos on iCloud, or to a hard drive.

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