I have about 5,000 photos in iCloud Photos. When I open the iCloud Photos folder in File Explorer in Windows 11 (it was happening in Windows 10, too), it is excruciatingly slow to load and sort the photos....like 15 minutes before the wheel stops spinning. Is there a way to speed this up?
Windows, Windows 10
Hi judispi,
Thank you for posting to Apple Support Communities.
We’ll need some additional information to provide more specific support.
Do you have iCloud for Windows set up? this feature allows you to easily access your photos, videos, and other information you sync with iCloud on your Windows PC. This can also help with accessing your photos without a delay.
Please follow this link to Download iCloud for Windows.
Once you've set this up on your PC, please report back with the result.
Take care.
iCloud Photos Windows folder very slow to show files
