icloud incredibly slow to download photos to my databank using my laptop with Windows

I tried to download photos to my databank, a 100 photos and short videos will take hours to download to my databank. Can you please teach me how to increase the speed of my download? Thanks.

Posted on Nov 10, 2025 8:20 PM

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