mavmaz
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Q: Pc icloud, how to maintain folder structure?

Hi, I'm using icloud for windows pc on windows 10. I have lots of photos organised in folders, eg folders named holiday, birthdays, sports, etc ... If I copy a complete folder containing photos to the icloud upload folder, the photos are uploaded to icloud but the folder structure is not maintained, is this normal behaviour or is there a way to maintain the original folder structure in which the photos were stored?

Posted on Sep 3, 2016 5:20 AM

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Q: Pc icloud, how to maintain folder structure?

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  • by zinacef,

    zinacef zinacef Sep 3, 2016 3:40 PM in response to mavmaz
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    Sep 3, 2016 3:40 PM in response to mavmaz

    See this --

     

    Get help using My Photo Stream - Apple Support

    Add the photos using the Add Photos button in iCloud Photos:

    1. Open a File Explorer window (Windows 8 or 8.1) or Windows Explorer window (Windows 7).
    2. Under the Favorites menu, click iCloud Photos.
    3. Double-click My Photo Stream.
    4. Click Add photos.
    5. Select the photos that you'd like to add and click OK.
    Or you can copy photos from a folder to the iCloud Photos Uploads folder:
    1. Confirm the location of your Uploads folder.
    2. Open iCloud for Windows 4.0 (or iCloud Control Panel).
      • In Windows 8.1, go to the Start screen, click the down arrow win_all_apps.png in the lower-left corner, then click the iCloud app.
      • In Windows 8, go to the Start screen, then click the iCloud tile.
      • In Windows 7, choose Start menu > All Programs > iCloud > iCloud.
    3. Click the Options button next to iCloud Photos.
    4. Open a File Explorer window (Windows 8 or 8.1) or Windows Explorer window (Windows 7).
    5. Go to the iCloud Photos folder location listed in iCloud for Windows 4.0 (or iCloud Control Panel).
    6. Open the Uploads folder.
    7. Open the folder that contains the photos that you want to add to My Photo Stream.
    8. Copy them into the Uploads folder.

  • by mavmaz,

    mavmaz mavmaz Sep 3, 2016 11:10 PM in response to zinacef
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    Sep 3, 2016 11:10 PM in response to zinacef

    Thanks for the reply but my question still is unanswered or I'm just not understanding. on my pc photos are organised in folders, when I copy and paste the folder into the iCloud upload folder, the photos do upload to the cloud but I would expect the folder in which the photos were originally ,to be mapped to a album in iCloud with the name of the original directory?

  • by zinacef,

    zinacef zinacef Sep 4, 2016 9:45 AM in response to mavmaz
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    Sep 4, 2016 9:45 AM in response to mavmaz

    As far as I know, you can't copy folders from iCloud unlike Dropbox.

  • by Mike_Guthrie,

    Mike_Guthrie Mike_Guthrie Sep 4, 2016 12:03 PM in response to mavmaz
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    Sep 4, 2016 12:03 PM in response to mavmaz

    Mate,  I am having the exact same issue.

     

     

     

    The annoying thing is its stopping me from giving apple another £6.99 a month for the 1tb space

     

    I Did find a way of doing it as a work around. You can do it via iCloud on the web.... But the upload is slow.

     

     

     

    Yout can create the folders and upload direct to it, but the structure then is not replicated when you view Icloud on the Windows explorer.