How to Transfer iCloud Photos to Mac in 2 Ways (2024)

Want to download photos from your iCloud storage to your Mac computer but not sure how? Watch this video to learn 2 ways to transfer your photos and videos from iCloud to your Mac.

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To automatically sync your photos and videos from iCloud to Mac, click the Apple icon in the top left corner of your screen. Select System Settings. Click your name on the left. Select iCloud. Then click Photos. Then click the switch labeled Sync This Mac to begin syncing your iCloud photo library to your Mac. Click Done to save your changes. After a few minutes, you can open the Photos app on your Mac, and all the photos and videos stored in your iCloud will be synced to your Mac.

CHAPTERS
0:00 Intro
0:11 How to Automatically Sync iCloud Photos/Videos to Mac
0:55 How to Manually Download iCloud Photos/Videos to Mac
1:54 Learn More About iCloud

[Gelgutierrez]

How do you put the photos into the actual camera roll instead of downloads ?

[crazyabby]

i have a problem, i ran out of icloud storage on my phone but i want all the photos on my mac instead. how am i supposed to transfer them?