If you want to move all photos and videos to iCloud, refer to the 4 effortless methods here! They will tell you how to take advantage of the iCloud Photos sync functions to realize automatic upload. Besides, it will also show you how to manually upload via iCloud.com. If you want to upload photos from other clouds to iCloud, there is also an easy way for you.
To upload all photos and videos from your iPhone to iCloud, you can take advantage of iCloud’s sync function. It can automatically upload photos in your photo library to iCloud as long as you have enabled this function. But there are some things that you should notice. Commonly, the iCloud sync runs with a Wi-Fi network, not mobile data. Besides, it often syncs when there is no onscreen activity on your iPhone. Also, make sure your iPhone is fully charged, otherwise, the iCloud sync may not work.
Step 1. Open Settings on your iPhone.
Step 2. Click on your profile and choose iCloud.
Step 3. Open the Photos option and switch on the button next to Sync this iPhone. Then, all your photos and videos saved in the local storage will be uploaded to iCloud if you have enough iCloud storage.
Like the iPhone solution, you can also enable iCloud Photos sync to automatically upload all videos and photos from your Mac to iCloud. Before syncing, you also have to make sure that your iCloud has enough storage or you may find some of your photos and videos not shown in iCloud.
Step 1. Open the Photos app on your Mac.
Step 2. Click Photos in the upper bar and choose Preferences… in the dropdown menu.
Step 3. Choose the iCloud tab and check the box next to iCloud Photos and Shared Albums.
Note: You can choose to save what quality of photos on your Mac. If your Mac does not have much space, you can choose Optimize Mac Storage. Alternatively, if you prefer photos in full resolution, choose Download Originals to this Mac instead.
Although iCloud may not have an app on your Android phones, it offers iCloud for Windows as a specific app for PC users. If you do not like to install and use the iCloud for Windows app, you can choose to upload photos via iCloud.com. However, this way is not so automatic because you have to manually select the photos and videos that you want to upload to iCloud.
Step 1. Download and install iCloud for Windows on your PC.
Step 2. Open the app and log in to your iCloud account.
Step 3. Check the box next to Photos and open Options.
Step 4. Select iCloud Photo and click Done.
Step 5. Tap on the Apply button to start syncing.
Step 1. Go to iCloud.com on any web browser you like.
Step 2. Log in to your iCloud account.
Step 3. Choose the Photos icon among the services.
Step 3. Click the upload icon (a cloud with an upward arrow) in the upper bar. Then, choose the photos and videos you want to upload in File Explore and click Open to upload them to iCloud.
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Since the 3 automatic ways need you to enable iCloud Photos sync. If iCloud Photos not syncing, photos and videos cannot be able to iCloud. There are some common solutions:
If you also have some scattered photos in another cloud drive like Google Photos, Flickr, OneDrive, or Dropbox, you can use MultCloud to gather them together on iCloud Photos. MultCloud offers the Cloud Transfer function to automate the cloud file transfer process. With Cloud Transfer, you do not need to download photos from other clouds and then upload them to iCloud Photos for transfer. You just need to choose the source and target photos and folders.
Besides, Cloud Transfer allows choosing a whole cloud as the transfer source. Therefore, you do not have to manually select all photos in the source cloud. Moreover, Cloud Transfer supports multiple sources. For example, you can transfer all photos from both Google Drive and OneDrive to iCloud Photos in one task.
Here is an example of transferring all photos from Google Drive to iCloud Photos by Cloud Transfer.
Step 1. Sign up for a free MultCloud account by clicking Get started for free.
Step 2. Add Google Drive to MultCloud by selecting Add Cloud and the Google Drive icon. Then, log in to your Google Drive account in the pop-up window and allow MultCloud to access it.
Step 3. Add iCloud Photos to MultCloud by selecting Add Cloud and the iCloud Photos icon. Then, enter your credentials in the pop-up window, go through the two-factor authentication, and grant MultCloud access permission.
Step 4. Choose Cloud Transfer in the left sidebar and choose Google Drive photos as the source and an iCloud Photos folder as the target. Then, click Transfer Now to initiate the task.
Note: Since there may be various types of files on your Google Drive, you can use Filter in Options to batch-select the photos for transfer with their file extensions.
Now you have 9 solutions on how to upload all photos and videos to iCloud. Whether you want to automatically upload on your iPhone, Mac, or PC, you can take advantage of the iCloud app to enable iCloud Photos syncing with your device. Also, you can manually upload on iCloud.com.
What’s more, if you want to upload photos from other cloud drives to iCloud Photos, you can try MultCloud to complete a direct transfer. Of course, MultCloud has more functions like Cloud Sync, Cloud Backup, Email Migration, etc. waiting for you to explore.