I ended up reinstalling the iCloud app with the latest version. It kept failing because of a problem with outlook which I don't even use, but that is another issue. I keep getting the message to update my iCloud app. Move it to another place (folder) on your HD if you really want to keep it despite what happens on your phone or the iCloud website. Just remember, that if you remove it from your phone for example, it's going to be removed from the PC even though it's local at the time. That having been said, it's working as advertised and I've disabled the other sync program I use (iDrive) for that particular folder.įinally, if you have the space available and don't want to mess around with some pictures local and others in the cloud, just right click the Photos folder in the parent folder (the iCloud Photos folder) and check the Always keep on this device option, and every photo that get uploaded from your camera will automatically download and be local on the device. it might be preferable to have iCloud do its syncing elsewhere on your hard drive. Not what you might want if you have other sync interfaces with that folder and don't want a third - i.e. It does not appear you can change the folder path, so it's going to create an iCloud Photos folder in your Pictures folder. To keep everything playing nicely together (PC desktop, PC laptop, iPhone, iPad) I got rid of the Apple version on the laptop. I have another Win10 laptop that had the choices, turns out the iCloud software was downloaded from Apple (not the MS Store version). The newest version of iCloud for Windows (from the Microsoft Store) does not have that array of options, only like screen print above. However, you can always check for updates by going to Microsoft Store > Library and clicking the Get updates button.Further. Microsoft says that the new feature should reach everyone by December. The integration is available starting with the Photos app version 2022.31110.2008.0 or higher for devices running the latest version of Windows 11. If the attribute feature is enabled, each photo will have an iCloud icon to let you know the file’s location.

If you click the “All Photos” tab, your iCloud media will appear alongside your local and OneDrive media. Once you connect the Photos app to iCloud, you can access your media from the dedicated “iCloud Photos” tab on the left navigation pane. Quick tip: If the option isn’t available, open the settings page and turn on the “Show iCloud Photos” toggle switch.Ĭlick the “Get iCloud for Windows” button.Ĭlick the Get (or Install) button to install the app.Ĭlick the “Open iCloud for Windows” button in the Photos app.

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