How to move definitively photos from icloud to pc

Hello, it seems that my icloud is almost full. too much photos. Two options, one buy extra storage in the cloud. Second options move my photos from icloud to my pc. And when I say move , it means that the photos won't be available in the cloud. How to do that ?

Posted on Sep 7, 2022 4:39 PM

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muguy

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Sep 9, 2022 7:02 AM in response to Alain_LePage

Sync with iCloud for Windows. Download iCloud for Windows - Apple Support

You can then offload your pictures to an external drive, other folder, etc.

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