How to Save iCloud Link Photos to Camera Roll in the Best Way

• Why Can’t I Save Photos from an iCloud Link?
• How to Save iCloud Link Photos to Camera Roll [ Step by Step]
• Bonus Tip: Transfer iCloud Photos to Another Cloud via MultCloud
• Conclusion

Why Can’t I Save Photos from an iCloud Link?

You may have confusion that you follow every step of the guide on how to save iCloud link photos to Camera Roll but nothing goes on well, so what’s wrong? This post will provide you with 4 probable reasons and you can check them one by one to see if these match your situation.

These 4 points may be the reasons why you can’t save photos from an iCloud link. If they can’t match your situation, you may try the steps for saving iCloud link photos to Camera Roll in the next section to see if it works.

How to Save iCloud Link Photos to Camera Roll [ Step by Step]

If you want to save iCloud link photos to Camera Roll, you can refer to the steps shown in this part. Before you start downloading the photos from iCloud to your iPhone, make sure that your devices are connected to the network and there is enough storage on the devices. Once you receive an iCloud link, you may open it in the Messages directly or paste it to a web browser and then open it. This post will list the steps for saving iCloud link photos to Camera Roll via Messages.

Download Photos from iCloud Link to Camera Roll

Step 1: Open Messages on your devices and tap the link that you received.

Step 2: Click “Open” in the pop-up window and you will skip to “For You” in the Photos app.

Step 3: Tap the “Add All” button and then the photos will be saved in Camera Roll. Or, if you want to keep not all but some of the photos on your devices, you can click “Select” to choose the photos, then add them to Camera Roll.

Bonus Tip: Transfer iCloud Photos to Another Place via MultCloud

Definitely, you already know how to save iCloud link photos to Camera Roll. But if your devices don’t have enough local storage and you still want to transfer the photos on iCloud to somewhere else as a backup, you can choose to transfer them to other cloud drives like Google Drive or OneDrive. To realize this, MultCloud will be a good choice.

MultCloud helps manage your multiple cloud drives with only one app. For management, it offers various cloud-to-cloud functions like Cloud Transfer, Cloud Sync, and Cloud Backup. In this section, we will show you how to use Cloud Transfer to migrate iCloud Photos to OneDrive. But before the steps, don't forget to turn on iCloud Photos in your device‘s settings.

Step 1: Enter MultCloud and create a new MultCloud account by clicking the button “Get started for free”.

Step 2: Click “Add Cloud” and the icons of iCloud Photos and OneDrive. To log in to your iCloud Photos in the pop-up window, you have to go through the two-factor authentication.

Step 3: Tap “Cloud Transfer” in the left bar and select iCloud Photos and OneDrive in the corresponding boxes. Then click “Transfer Now” and the photos will be migrated to OneDrive very soon.

Besides, MultCloud provides several options for you to make the transfer customizable.

MultCloud also supports basic operations like uploading, downloading, sharing, copying, and more. You can also download photos from iCloud via MultCloud. You can just go: Add iCloud Photos > Open it on MultCloud > Choose the photos you want to download > Select "Download" in the upper bar (or right-click the selected photos and select "Download").

Conclusion

As you can see, it is easy to master the solutions on how to save iCloud link photos to Camera Roll because there are only a few steps to follow. If the iCloud link doesn’t work, you may refer to the 4 reasons in the first section of this post. What’s more, if the storage is not enough on your devices, you can use MultCloud to move the photos from iCloud Photos to other clouds.

Additionally, if you don’t want to update the photos on iCloud to other cloud drives manually, you can auto-sync iCloud Photos to OneDrive, Google Drive, or other cloud drives by MultCloud Cloud Sync. Undoubtedly, the operations will be simple, too.