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Q: How do you save data from the iCloud to an external hard drive?

How can I save data from the iCloud to an external hard drive?

MacBook Pro, OS X Mountain Lion (10.8.3)

Posted on Jul 20, 2016 1:40 AM

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Q: How do you save data from the iCloud to an external hard drive?

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  • by Carolyn Samit,

    Carolyn Samit Carolyn Samit Jul 20, 2016 1:42 AM in response to Chucky18
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    Jul 20, 2016 1:42 AM in response to Chucky18

    Not possible. iCloud requires a Wi-Fi connection in order to sync data. Can't do that on an external drive.

  • by Eric Root,Helpful

    Eric Root Eric Root Jul 20, 2016 12:54 PM in response to Chucky18
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    Jul 20, 2016 12:54 PM in response to Chucky18

    What kind of data? For example, you can relocate your Photos Library to an external drive and sync using Photos.

  • by Chucky18,

    Chucky18 Chucky18 Jul 20, 2016 1:06 PM in response to Eric Root
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    Jul 20, 2016 1:06 PM in response to Eric Root

    Ok, My iCloud is full and I have a lot of photos on my iPhone as well as my laptop. I want to free up space on my iPhone and iCloud. So, how would I go about accomplishing this task?  My laptop (macbook pro) has the same amount of data on it, however its good. Have any suggestions, Eric Root?

    Thanks

  • by Winston Churchill,Helpful

    Winston Churchill Winston Churchill Jul 20, 2016 1:33 PM in response to Chucky18
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    Jul 20, 2016 1:33 PM in response to Chucky18

    It sounds like you might want to use Photostream iinstead of iCloud Photo Library. That way it won't use your iCloud space and you can delete photos from the phone once they have copied to your Mac.

  • by Chucky18,

    Chucky18 Chucky18 Jul 20, 2016 1:41 PM in response to Winston Churchill
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    Jul 20, 2016 1:41 PM in response to Winston Churchill

    Ok, The photos are already on the mac. I’m just trying to free up space on the my iCloud by moving the photos that I want to the external drive and delete the other photos. Should I accomplished this by moving the photos off my

    iphone or mac to the external drive?

  • by Winston Churchill,

    Winston Churchill Winston Churchill Jul 20, 2016 1:46 PM in response to Chucky18
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    Jul 20, 2016 1:46 PM in response to Chucky18

    Are they in the photos app or not on the Mac. Are you just wanting to remove them from the library and archive them to an external drive. What about going forward, what do you want to do with new photos you take on the phone.