MacFormat UK – September 2019

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iCloud superguide FEATURE

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iCloud Photos in Windows

You can also access your

iCloud Photos from a Windows

PC with iCloud for Windows

installed, but it does work a little

differently: new photos sync

automatically to your PC, but

uploads are manual. See bit.ly/

mficpwpc.

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Re-import originals

Export to your folder. In

Photos, delete these photos.

Untick Photos > Preferences >

General > Copy items to the

Photos library, then use File >

Import to import the copies.

They stay in your folder and

don’t sync to iCloud.

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iCloud Photos in macOS

Turn on iCloud Photos in

System Preferences > iCloud >

Photos or Photos > Preferences

> iCloud. My Photo Stream is an

older alternative that only syncs

the last 1,000 items, but this

figure doesn’t count towards

your total iCloud limit.

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Export originals

Too many photos for iCloud?

Make a new album in macOS

Photos and add items you don’t

want to sync. In Finder, make a

folder on a suitable drive. Select

the photos in your album and do

File > Export > Export

Unmodified Original.

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iCloud Photos in iOS

To activate iCloud Photos

in iOS, open Settings, tap your

name at the top, tap iCloud,

tap Photos and turn on iCloud

Photos (or iCloud Photo Library

in older versions). It’s a good

idea to choose Optimise iPhone

Storage to save space.

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Download originals

On your Mac, choose

Download Originals to this Mac

to save full copies of photos and

videos. If your startup drive is

too full, you’ll need to move your

System Photos Library to an

external drive: see bit.ly/

mfplsvspc.

On Apple TV, the Settings > Accounts > Sign in

page has an option to turn on iCloud Photos. You

can then view your whole collection in the Photos app.

Try the Memories screen for a quick selection of pics

you might enjoy. Remember anyone else with access

to your living room can see your whole library!

Alternatively, opt only to view Shared Albums.

Apple TV

How to Manage your iCloud Photos >

You can access photos
from any device thanks
to iCloud, but it’s a good
idea to optimise storage
on your iPhone!