How to download videos from the photos app

Any organizational changes or edits you make are always kept up to date across all your Apple devices. Learn how to set up and use iCloud Photos. The photos and videos that you keep in iCloud Photos use your iCloud storage.

Before you turn on iCloud Photos, make sure that you have enough space in iCloud to store your entire collection. You can see how much space you need and then upgrade your storage plan if necessary. Learn what to do if you can't import photos from your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch to your computer. You can import photos to your PC by connecting your device to your computer and using the Windows Photos app:.

Then, visit Microsoft's website to learn how to import photos to the Windows Photos app in Windows If you have iCloud Photos turned on, you need to download the original, full resolution versions of your photos to your iPhone before you import to your PC. Find out how. You can add these videos to iTunes to play them in the correct orientation. Information about products not manufactured by Apple, or independent websites not controlled or tested by Apple, is provided without recommendation or endorsement.

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Contact the vendor for additional information. Use iCloud Photos iCloud Photos keeps your photos and videos safe, up to date, and available automatically on all of your Apple devices, on iCloud.

Open the Photos app on your computer. The Photos app shows an Import screen with all the photos and videos that are on your connected device. If the Import screen doesn't automatically appear, click the device's name in the Photos sidebar.

Choose where you want to import your photos. Remember, when you delete a photo from iCloud Photos, it also deletes from iCloud and any other device where you're signed in with the same Apple ID — even if you turned on Download and Keep Originals or Download Originals to this Mac. If you choose to download your originals, this also impacts your device storage. Learn more about how to manage your device storage. You can also learn how to AirDrop your photos and videos to another device.

If you want to download a full-size copy of your photos and videos from the Photos app to your iPhone, iPad or iPod touch with iOS If you're using a PC, you can set up iCloud for Windows and download a copy of your photos and videos from iCloud Photos. You can download copies of photos and videos in Shared Albums to your own library.

Learn more about how to use Shared Albums. To download the full album, open a File Explorer window or Windows Explorer window Windows 7 , open the Pictures folder, then open the iCloud Photos folder. Copy the Shared Album folder to another location on your computer. Download iCloud photos and videos With iCloud Photos, you can download a copy of your photos and videos on any device. How to download photos and videos from iCloud.

Tap Select, then tap a photo or video. To select multiple photos or videos, tap more than one. To select your entire library, tap Select All. Tap the more button. Choose Download, then tap Download to confirm. Hold the command key on your Mac or control key on your PC to select multiple photos or videos.

Click and hold the download button in the upper corner of the window. If you want to download your photo or video as it was originally captured or imported, choose Unmodified Original.

What happens when you delete photos or videos Remember, when you delete a photo from iCloud Photos, it also deletes from iCloud and any other device where you're signed in with the same Apple ID — even if you turned on Download and Keep Originals or Download Originals to this Mac. How to download photos and videos from the Photos app If you want to download a full-size copy of your photos and videos from the Photos app to your iPhone, iPad or iPod touch with iOS Tap iCloud, then tap Photos.

Select Download and Keep Originals. On your Mac Open the Photos app. Select iCloud, then click Download Originals to this Mac.