Photos Automatically Sent to PC - Without Manually Importing or Copying from Phone to PC

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Photos Automatically Sent to PC - Without Manually Importing or Copying from Phone to PC

Greetings! When I got my new iPhone in 2017 (my first and only Apple device) there was an option during setup of either the phone or iCloud that allowed me to send my photos (automatically, within seconds of taking the photo) directly to a folder of my choosing on my Windows PC. They are sent from my phone or via iCloud, I don't remember which. This has worked flawlessly for over 6 years. Now I have a new computer and I need to tell the phone/cloud to use a new folder on a new computer as the repository for my photos. I've searched the forum and the internet in general, in vain, to find the answer to this question: how do I access the menu option to have my photos sent directly to my PC? (Without importing; without manually connecting the phone to the computer - in one instance, photos were sent automatically from another country almost 4000 miles away from my PC.) Any assistance is greatly appreciated!

iPhone 6s, iOS 15

Posted on Jan 12, 2024 5:12 AM

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SravanKrA

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Jan 12, 2024 5:42 AM in response to Icarus7AC

Here's how I do it on my Surface Pro Windows 11.

On iPhone:

Open the Settings app.
Tap on your Apple ID at the top of the screen.
Tap "iCloud."
Tap "Photos."
Toggle on "iCloud Photos."

On Windows PC

See the pic below. Download iCloud from the Windows Microsoft Store. This includes iCloud Drive and iCloud Photos. Login with your Apple ID as iCloud uses your Apple ID credentials

Then Open Photos App on your Windows and enable iCloud Photos as shown below

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Jan 12, 2024 10:55 AM in response to Icarus7AC

AHA! I found information that this feature is not available on Windows 11 or later versions; only for Windows 10 and previous versions. It's a shame to lose the ability, but I'm glad I was able to find the answer.

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Icarus7AC Author

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Jan 12, 2024 7:13 AM in response to SravanKrA

Thanks for the instructions, but that's accessing through the cloud function and only shows me what's on my phone at the moment. It's not the storage of all the previous photos I've taken over the years, which is what's stored on my PC in a specific folder (my folder, on my PC, that I set up - not a cloud folder) and where the phone automatically sends photos on a regular (instantaneous - as soon as I take the photo) basis.

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Icarus7AC Author

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Feb 23, 2024 3:57 AM in response to Mfturner

Greetings! Unfortunately, I don't know how to set up that feature for previous Windows versions. That's exactly what I was asking in my original thread-starter question but no one was able to offer a solution. I'm sorry I don't have a better response, but the truth is I stopped looking once I found out that I have a version (Windows 11) incompatible with the ability to save photos directly to my PC from my iPhone.

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Mfturner

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Feb 22, 2024 2:13 PM in response to Icarus7AC

I have a similar issue but do have Windows 10. Could you send me what you found about how this feature can be installed.

Thanks.

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Photos Automatically Sent to PC - Without Manually Importing or Copying from Phone to PC

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