How to Download Pictures from iCloud to PC

That horrible moment when you get this pop up on your iPhone:“Not Enough Storage: This iPhone cannot be backed up because there is not enough iCloud storage available. You can manage your storage in Settings.”

Apple gives you 5GB of free iCloud storage, which can quickly add up when you are syncing photos in your iCloud account, if you don't want to pay Apple any more to upgrade your iCloud storage, why not to download and backup all iCloud pictures to PC so that you can delete them from your iCloud storage? In this post, we will offer you a simple tutorial to help you download pictures from iCloud to PC to clear up storage space on your iCloud account. Please follow these steps:

How to download all pictures from iCloud to PC?

So far, there isn't a “Select All” or “Download all” button on iCloud photos to download all pictures from iCloud to PC with one-click. But  you can use the shift+click trick to select all of the pictures, so you can still download all pictures from iCloud to PC through the following steps:

• 1. Go to iCloud.com and log in with your Apple ID.
• 2. Then go to “Photos” and choose the “All Photos” album 
• 3. Scroll down to click the “Select Photos” button at the top of the iCloud Photos bar.
• 4. Hold down the Shift key and click on the last picture to select all of the pictures in the album.

5.Choose the blue “Download” button at the top of the iCloud Photos bar, then confirm you want to download all of the selected pictures in the pop-up box and click on “Download” to download all the pictures from iCloud to PC.

How to download pictures from PC to iPhone/iPad?

Now that you've downloaded all the pictures from iCloud to PC, if you want to download some photos from PC to your iPhone or iPad, a free iPhone data transfer software can help you easily solve it. Let's see how to download pictures from PC to iPhone/iPad with the step-by-step guide.

Step 1: Connect your iPhone/iPad to your PC and click Trust in the pop-up on your device asking you whether to trust this computer. Then launch EaseUS MobiMover Free and choose "PC to iDevice".

Step 2: To download photos from PC to your iPhone/iPad, you first need to select the folders or files from which you want to copy data. You can choose files by drag-and-drop or via clicking "Add File"/"Add Folder".

Step 3: Then check the category/categories you want to copy. If the folders/files you choose include other file types, you can download them from PC to your iPhone/iPad together with photos. Or you can unselect other files but only keep "Notes" in More category. 

Step 4: If there is something wrong with the chosen items, you can click the "Edit" button to deselect the files. Then, click "OK" to go on.

Step 5: Click "Transfer" to start downloading photos from PC to your iPhone/iPad. When it has done, go to the Photos app on your iOS device to check the items.

After completing the above steps you can successfully download pictures from PC to iPhone/iPad. In addition to this function, EaseUS MobiMover Free also provides another three data transfer types, for more details you can visit MobiMover Free user guide.