Why are my icloud photos not downloading on pc

 · I downloaded icloud on a new PC running Windows It's working fine but isn't automatically downloading to my PC my older photos that are on icloud. It is only downloading the most recent photos. I checked some other forums and saw I should have a "Download Photos and Videos" button in my icloud PC Application, but I don't see this option.  · Click the iCloud icon in the Windows Notification Area on your PC. Click Download Photos. Choose the photos and videos you want to download and click Download. If you edit a photo on your PC that you've already uploaded to iCloud Photos, you can change the filename of the photo and upload it to iCloud Photos again.  · It seems that the issue of photos not downloading from iCloud only occurs in several browsers, like Google Chrome and IE, so you can try to visit bltadwin.ru with Apple Safari or Firefox and download iCloud pictures. 3. Restart Computer. You can restart your computer and try again, it likely will work. How to Download Photos from iCloud with a Simpler Quicker Way. If the issue cannot Estimated Reading Time: 6 mins.

Your 'iCloud' Folder is not your internal storage. That folder is only whats on the cloud, not your computer. You are also confused on what the Desktop Documents selection does. That means the documents in your document folder and desktop folder are being uploaded to the cloud for use on all devices (Part of iOS 10/Sierra). After a while, it settled down to slowly downloading everything. It is about a third of the way through after a week. MY TRICK. (to make the download faster) Go to the library photos in the Photos app and select all. Then choose FileExport and export originals to some folder (preferably on a fast disk). Then you also need to enable iCloud Photos for your account. To do that: Open iCloud for Windows software and click the Open iCloud Settings text. Then select the Photos checkbox. Press the Options button for Photos to open further settings. Check the "iCloud Photo Library" and "Download New Photos and Videos to My PC". 3. Enable Photo Stream.

Then you also need to enable iCloud Photos for your account. To do that: Open iCloud for Windows software and click the Open iCloud Settings text. Then select the Photos checkbox. Press the Options button for Photos to open further settings. Check the "iCloud Photo Library" and "Download New Photos and Videos to My PC". 3. Enable Photo Stream. Note: iCloud Photos may not download your photos even after enabling the Download New Photos and Videos to My PC option, in which case you need to forcefully initiate a download. You can find a. Download New Photos and Videos to My PC; 2: Force Download iCloud Photos. Click the iCloud icon on the system tray as shown in the screenshot above and then select ‘Download Photos’ option.