Hi, I'm trying to select all the photos in a album on icloud.com so I can download the photos but I dotn want to select each photo individually because theres 600 odd of them is there anyway todo this in bulk.
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null-OTHER, Windows 10, laptop
I solved it accidentally: ( I could not find the Select All button and cntrl+A and/or pressing shift button did not work)
on top left of the icould/photos , under the "iCloud Photos" you see a sidebar. the first top item is Photos, then Albums, then All Photos, Videos, ....
I made the mistake to go to All Photos, while you should go to Photos (the first item on the sidebar). when you click on it, you can see all your photos categorized by time and place tag. in front of each headline (including time and place) move your cursor to the rightmost place, two items appear: " + " (for adding to album) and "sharing item". press sharing item (which is an upward arrow coming out of a box), and all the photos in the category get selected/highlighted. now do not click on any of the pop-ed up items. but just go to top of the page right and next to your account name and the deleting button, you find the Download button (a downward arrow coming out of a cloud) press it and you can download all the photos in the category.
you can repeat this for all categories you want.
it is not like you can download all photos altogether, but I think it is better than downloading each one-by-one.
Apple's slimy tactics to get you to buy more storage space because deleting your unwanted pictures are so hard is finally catching up to them! iPhone sales are at the lowest ever!
I love the diehards making excuses for Apples' slime tactics too. it's so funny to read! Like there's a genuine reason they removed the functionality lol. Such sheep/flock mentality in humans. So evident.
The thousands of people who marked this thread are wrong but you are right!
Yes, it's all a vast conspiracy against you personally. Apple makes all of it's money by forcing you to use iCloud Photos.
Sorry, but NO. I don't use iCloud Photos, and you don't have to. Before iCloud Photos there was importing to your computer. That is still an option available to you.
So, if you would take the time to educate yourself about your options regarding your iCloud usage and photos management, you would find out that you have alternatives. And if you have alternatives, then you cannot accuse someone of slimy tactics. If you don't like how iCloud Photos work, then don't use that feature. How hard is that?
And the thousands of people you are referring to simply indicated that they had the same question. That doesn't mean that none of the various answers that have been supplied were acceptable to them. You are projecting.
GB
This is annoying. Get your **** together Apple and stop abusing your loyal customers. This is ******* and you know it. I just want to clear out my photos and even that i have to go one by one. You're simply being pricks about this. So easy to have a select all, or allow click and drag to select. But no... you force people to waste time selecting on photo after another. Its things like this that turn people away from products like iCloud... don't you get it? duh
Why are you telling us? Apple is not here. Do you have an iOS device or a Mac? If so, then you have other options available to you. Your profanity-filled comments are pointless and graceless. If you have a question for your fellow users, then please ask it. If you want to gripe, tell it to Apple: Feedback - iCloud - Apple
GB
At no time did I say that it wasn't a problem, so please do not mischaracterize what I stated. I simply stated that there is absolutely no point in griping and whinging about it to fellow users, and that it is what it is.
Of course, simply posting that you are glad about the change appears not to be satisfying unless you can insult someone at the same time.
Have a great life.
GB
Gail, is this not the Community Support Forum? And is not commiserating a form of supporting one another? You've been so salty toward everyone who posted on this topic! Just let people support one another. There is no need for the extreme corporate loyalty. One day Apple will upset you, too.
You must be joking.
Apple=POS applications
You’re right!! I said something similar but the deleted it saying it was a rant.
See. Control and monopoly. I’m so done with this. Not even funny anymore.
Thank you! This is the most helpful post of all. 🙂
You’re so welcome! Make sure to mark as helpful :). Enjoy!
Try this with almost 2500 photo's...
*sigh*
No, that does not work either
Amen brother. I think it’s just time for an upgrade and NOT to an iPhone 10 😂.
How to select all photos in iCloud
