Send multiple photos to iCloud drive

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Send multiple photos to iCloud drive

Hey All

I was forced into upgrading my iCloud storage as my iphone backup wouldn't fit into the free 5gb allowance (note to apple, you should really allow one backup for free outside of the allowance at least, im buying a $1000 phone every year So it's the least you could do)

Anyway, I now have a 50gb allowance and I'm only using several go for my backup so I'm trying to find mother reasons to use it.

I Just had a thought, perhaps I could store photos in the drive that I'm not wanting In my camera roll... sexy holiday snaps for example.

But oh my god no... I can only send ONE photo at a time. The minute I select more than one the "send to iCloud Drive" option disappears... are you kidding me! I miss the days with iPhone that whenever I thought of something I want to do, I try it out and "it just works"

please telll me I'm missing something here...

iPhone 7 Plus, iOS 10.0.2

Posted on Oct 2, 2016 12:24 PM

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Answer 1

Jun 13, 2017 7:56 AM in response to AlexandraHamilton

You are trying to use iCloud Drive like a photo library, which it is not designed to do. If you want your photos in iCloud, you should be using iCloud Photo Library. That is the rough equivalent of Dropbox or Google Photos, but like iCloud Drive, it is a sharing service, not an archival one.

You really need to do more research before you go off. You may only have a few apps on your iPhone, but that is not usually which takes up a lot of storage. Photos, and especially videos take up tons of storage. The feature you are describing that you want is iCloud Photo Library. You also always have the option to import photos to a computer, and then syncing back the ones you want permanently on your device.

Here are the two methods to manage photos on your iOS device:

iCloud Photo Library FAQ - Apple Support

iCloud Photo Library Help - Apple Support

or

PHOTO IMPORT IOS TO MAC/PC

Choose a method that is designed to do what you are asking about.

GB

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Answer 2

LACAllen

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Mar 30, 2017 3:40 PM in response to s1iLmbhsqDUtZBLnroKX

Is this Eric from grade 9 algebra?

I apologized for all that. Thought we were past it. Way to hold a grudge.

I'm tempted to quote from the book of "I'm rubber and you're glue" but I think not.

Do yiu feel cloud is passive aggressive as well?

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Answer 3

Jun 3, 2017 12:11 AM in response to theviewer1985

I've got exactly the same problem. I've paid for the storage and all I want to do is move hundreds of pics onto the iCloud, surely this is a mind-numbingly obvious and simple thing to do? Nothing seems simple here, if you select more than one pic the option to move it to iCloud disappears. Bonkers or what? Any answers?

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Answer 4

Jun 3, 2017 9:14 AM in response to rogthepilot

Are you asking about iCloud Drive or about iCloud Photo Library? This thread is specifically about moving photos from the Photos app on an iPhone into iCloud Drive, which is not the same thing as "iCloud". iCloud is the umbrella app. iCloud Drive, and iCloud Photo Library are services under iCloud.

So, which one are you referring to, and where are you trying to do it? What do you mean when you say "the option to move it"? Please clearly explain what you are trying to, where you are trying to do it, and what happens when you try.

GB

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Answer 5

Jun 13, 2017 5:40 AM in response to theviewer1985

Has there been a solution to this? I still am unable to add more than one photo at a time to the iCloud Drive app. And I have so many photos that even though I have the iPhone 6s Plus with the largest storage space. My phone is like a skeleton. I have only a few apps. I have to keep deleting them one by one just to check my email. This is a huge error. It seems like Apple always falls behind in this kind of stuff. Dropbox has been around forever. Google and Microsoft are always ahead when it comes to software it seems. It seems like Apple doesn't really care because we are all suckers and are gonna buy their phones and computers anyway.

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Answer 6

zinacef

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Oct 2, 2016 12:44 PM in response to theviewer1985

If you're connected to a reliable WiFi and your iPhone is plugged, it should upload your photos from the Camera Roll to iCloud Photo Library.

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Answer 7

Oct 2, 2016 12:55 PM in response to zinacef

thanks but unfortunately the photo library isn't the correct solution.

THat syncs every photo to every device. Number one, the only apple device I have is the iPhone Which renders the photo library pointless.

NUmber two, my goal here is to store photos off of the camera roll and into the safety of my iCloud Drive. Regardless of my reasons though, it seems incredibly strange not to be able to send more than one file/photo to the drive at once. Even the Microsoft OneDrive app for iOS allows this.

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Answer 8

LACAllen

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Oct 2, 2016 1:18 PM in response to theviewer1985

NUmber two, my goal here is to store photos off of the camera roll and into the safety of my iCloud Drive. Regardless of my reasons though, it seems incredibly strange not to be able to send more than one file/photo to the drive at once. Even the Microsoft OneDrive app for iOS allows this.

None of the iCloud Photo features offer that. It is designed to sync your content between devices. That you only have one may mean another solution would be better for your needs.

The iCloud Drive feature was not intended to be used for photo management. The Photos app is.

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Answer 9

LACAllen

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Oct 2, 2016 1:19 PM in response to theviewer1985

(note to apple, you should really allow one backup for free outside of the allowance at least, im buying a $1000 phone every year So it's the least you could do)

You know Apple isn't here right?

Feedback to Apple goes here >>> Product Feedback - Apple

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Answer 10

Oct 2, 2016 1:42 PM in response to LACAllen

Obviously, but that statement makes up about 10% of my post so is pretty blatant that it's just a 'by the way' comment merely putting my opinion across.

I Appreciate your answer However, I guess I'll just stay with onedrive and have 40gig of wasted iCloud space.

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Answer 11

zinacef

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Oct 2, 2016 1:44 PM in response to theviewer1985

That's a good choice if you ask me. Be sure to downgrade your iCloud storage plan.

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Answer 12

LACAllen

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Oct 2, 2016 1:56 PM in response to theviewer1985

But a statement falling on deaf ears, no?

Editorializing is not really allowed here. You may make positive criticisms. Yours was, and I merely gave you the best way to get your feedback to the correct place.

and have 40gig of wasted iCloud space.

Not wasted. Unused.

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Answer 13

Oct 2, 2016 3:41 PM in response to zinacef

zinacef wrote:

That's a good choice if you ask me. Be sure to downgrade your iCloud storage plan.

I cant downgrade as 5gb isn't enough to make a simple iPhone backup and it seems that the backup is the only use I have for iCloud even with my active searching to find more uses for it.

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Answer 14

Oct 2, 2016 4:05 PM in response to LACAllen

LACAllen wrote:

But a statement falling on deaf ears, no?

Editorializing is not really allowed here. You may make positive criticisms. Yours was, and I merely gave you the best way to get your feedback to the correct place.

and have 40gig of wasted iCloud space.

Not wasted. Unused.

I wouldn't say deaf ears... you heard it and have made it a topic of conversation - and if 1000's of other people said the same thing in other forums, websites or in person to their friends then suddenly it becomes a thing that people expect and pressure builds on apple. If it did fall on deaf ears, then I wouldn't care either as like I said, it took up 10% of my post that was far from the main point.

And I'd argue the cloud storage is "wasted" because I want to use it but can't. If a banana went moldy because I didn't want it then that would be unused. If I was trying to eat it every day and somebody was holding me back then I'd say it's wasted.

In this case I want to store photos/files in the cloud... is that a big ask? No, not at all... its cloud space that I am paying for.

I am actively trying to seek reasons to use the cloud space.. I WANT to use it so that it doesn't go to waste. Care to give me some good ways to make use of it so that it isn't "unused"... because from where i'm sitting, it seems like it is only useful if I have multiple apple devices.

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Answer 15

LACAllen

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Oct 2, 2016 5:02 PM in response to theviewer1985

Care to give me some good ways to make use of it so that it isn't "unused"...

Not really.

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