How to Download All iCloud Photos

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Last Updated: January 13, 2019 Tested

This wikiHow teaches you how to select and download multiple photos and videos from your iCloud account to your computer, using a desktop internet browser.

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Open iCloud.com in an internet browser. Type www.icloud.com into your browser's address bar, and hit ↵ Enter or ⏎ Return on your keyboard.
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Sign in to iCloud with your Apple ID account. Enter your Apple ID email and password, and hit ↵ Enter or ⏎ Return to log in.
- If you're logging in to iCloud on this computer for the first time, you may be prompted to verify your identity by entering a verification code. You can receive your code on any of your linked Apple devices.
The Photos icon looks like a colored pinwheel on a white background.
Click any photo to select it.
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Select all the photos you want to download.
- You can press ⌘ Command + A on Mac or Control + A on Windows to select all the photos, but this will not work in some browsers.
- Alternatively, you can hold down ⌘ Command on Mac or Control on Windows, and manually click and select all the photos you want to download.
You can find it next to the Trash icon on the iCloud Photos bar at the top of the page. This will instantly download all the selected photos to your computer.