icloud downloading photos as zip files!

Previously, when I downloaded a photo from icloud to my desktop, I simply hit "download" and "save as" and it would save as jpeg. Now every photo is in a zip file, which requires multiple steps to open and extract.

Is it possible to prevent photos from becoming zip files when downloading?

Windows, Windows 10

Posted on Oct 6, 2023 8:28 AM

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