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Zaorth OP t1_j9ut1ak wrote

Reply to comment by jhnyrrr in How does iCloud work? by Zaorth

Ah. I just want to back up my photo and video. Is there any way to go about it using iCloud? Or is Google Photos the only way

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jhnyrrr t1_j9uu10s wrote

The only way to do that is to manually upload/download videos to your desired saved location (your Mac/PC, external thumb drive/hard drive etc)

For example, on your computer, if it’s a Mac there is an option in settings in the Photos App to “Download Originals”

If you wanna save them to an external source, sign into iCloud and choose the photo and download it and move it into the source.

If you wanna use iCloud Drive choose the photo and tap the Share Sheet Icon and there will be a “Save to Files” options which goes directly to iCloud Drive and the storage space you’re paying for.

Heck you can even just download Google Photos and back them up into there too.

I’m other words, there’s tons of options. They’re just mostly manual.

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