Backup Icloud Photo Library To Mac
How to Backup iCloud Pictures to Mac/Windows Computers
Backup Icloud Photos To Mac
To backup iCloud photo library to computer, you need to download these photos to your Mac/PC first. Follow these steps to access iCloud photos and copy them to Mac.
In the iCloud tab, make sure iCloud Photo Library is enabled. It may not be, because you switched libraries. It may not be, because you switched libraries. Then choose Download Originals to This Mac. The iCloud backup service and iCloud Photos Library are the ideal repositories for those who tend to rely on Apple to save their shooting photos as well as online images, so just in case something goes wrong you would take the chances of recovering all lost photos to.
Step 1: Open Photos app on macOS.
Step 2: Head to Photos > Preference, then click iCloud and sign in to iCloud with your Apple ID.
Step 3: Click Download Originals to this Mac and transfer iCloud photos to Mac.
You can check our previous guide on how to download photos from iCloud to Mac/PC computer to make a local backup for iCloud photos.
Once you transfer iCloud photos to computer, you can also move them to Dropbox, Google Drive, OneDrive, box etc. to make an online backup.
Backup Apple Photos Library
If you already backup your Mac with Mac backup software like Time Machine, Carbon Copy Cloner, Time Machine, iCloud photos you moved to Mac will be backed up as well. If you haven't, Mac's built-in backup software, Time Machine is recommended. Click System Preferences, select Time Machine, click Select Backup Disk, choose disk for iCloud photos backup, together with other data, and check the box Backup Up Automatically to backup iCloud photo library automatically on Mac.
Apr 15, 2015 In addition to not uploading photos to iCloud, there have plenty of photos that have not downloaded to the library on the Mac. I can see them on iCloud.com and on my iPhone. I've tried all the things proposed here - restart multiple times, disable/reenable iCloud Photo Library, energy saver settings, sign out of iCloud, update system in Mac App Store. May 24, 2015 If the Photos app for Mac stuck on “Updating” If you have enabled iCloud Photo Library, and just restored your whole system from a Time-Machine backup, you would very likely see your Photos app keeps showing “Updating”, and you would not see anything in your shared albums (that’s what my system encountered). Mac photo library not updating.