Download all my iCloud pics to external drive

jethro727 Said:

"Download all my iCloud pics to external drive: I would like to download all of my photos from iCloud to an external drive in order to free up space in my (now full) iCloud acct. I am using a Macbook Pro 15" and accessing my iCloud.com account via Google[...]"

Getting a Copy if iCloud Contents:

A. Download All of iCloud Drive:

You can download all of iCloud, and then search through the iCloud download using a the Search Bar on the top-right corner of a new Finder window. Use my User Tip: Getting a Quick and Direct "iCloud Drive-to-External Hard Drive" Download - User Tip

B. Download the Rest of iCloud:

Refer tote Apple Support Link: Archive or Make Copies of the Information you Store in iCloud - Apple Support

Move your Photos library to save space on your Mac - Apple Support

Once synced, you can disconnect iCloud or offload your photos outside of the Photos app, or create a new Photo library that syncs with iCloud as the system library while keeping your old photos in a different library