How to change iCloud Photos location on Windows 10 from C drive to D?

How to change iCloud Photos location on Windows 10 from C drive to D? I can change the location for iCloud Drive or Shared Albums. No place to change for iCloud Photos on the iCloud app.

Posted on Jan 29, 2023 08:34 AM

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racheals14

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Jan 31, 2023 09:23 AM in response to L6666

Hello L6666,

We see you've already taken a look at Set up and use iCloud Photos on your Windows PC which provides information about supported features for iCloud Photos on a Windows PC. Based on this, changing the location would only be supported for Shared Albums.

If you'd like to share feedback about this with Apple directly, you can do so using their Product Feedback page.

Cheers!

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