What happens if I enable iCloud photos?
When you turn on iCloud Photos, your photos and videos automatically upload to iCloud. They’re not duplicated in your iCloud backup, so you should keep backup copies of your library. Use the steps below to download copies of your photos and videos to your Mac or PC. Or you can import your library to your Mac or PC.
What does it mean if your photos are saved to iCloud?
Store your photos and videos in iCloud This means that they use a lot of space on your iPhone, iPad and iPod touch. With iCloud Photos, you can make more space available on your device and have your entire collection with you, wherever you go.
What happens when you turn on iCloud Photos for multiple libraries?
If you designate a new library as the System Photo Library and then turn on iCloud Photos, the photos and videos in the new library will merge with those already in your iCloud Photos. If you want to keep the contents of your photo libraries separate, don’t turn on iCloud Photos for more than one library in Photos.
How do I merge photos and videos between iCloud Photos?
If you designate a new library as the System Photo Library and then turn on iCloud Photos, the photos and videos in the new library will merge with those already in your iCloud Photos.
Do I need to backup my photos and videos from iCloud?
They’re not duplicated in your iCloud backup, so you should keep backup copies of your library. You can download your photos and videos from iCloud.com to your computer and store them as a separate library, transfer them to another computer with Image Capture or Photos, or store them on a separate drive.
What are the different types of iCloud Photos?
Once you set it up, iCloud Photos will appear as a folder in Explorer. It’ll be further broken down into three categories: Downloads, Uploads, and Shared. The Uploads folder can be used to upload images to the iCloud Photos Library from your Windows PC. Very handy.