What does it mean to unload objects on an iPhone? Solving problems installing iCloud for Windows

Useful tips

Backup and transfer files such as photos and videos using iCloud service- a necessary thing, especially when frequently changing mobile devices and Apple computers.

video using iCloud

The iCloud service saves your photos in original quality, preloading their compressed copies on gadgets and PCs. When downloading directly to internal disk or into the device memory, the media quality remains original.

The most important add-on, continuation of the service Apple iCloud is a child service iCloud Drive. It is he who expands the possibilities of managing your media content in the online data storage. This is the focus of this user manual.

For iPhone, iPad or iPod gadgets

Despite the presence of parameters for managing the service in the main menu system settings iOS, built-in iCloud features in Apple iDevices are limited and have not yet been perfected. You can use Documents 5, PDF Expert and their analogues.

All steps for iPhone, iPad or iPod to manage online storage in iOS system are the same - shell Apple iDevices are one. The possibilities of multimedia content are limited only technical characteristics the gadget itself. The example used is iPhone 4s (A1387) with the latest for it iOS update - 9.3.5.

Launch the Documents 5 application and go to the “Documents” tab, select the iCloud service.
Launch iCloud service in Documents 5
Documents 5 doesn't show its own folder here - files uploaded with it are immediately available in iCloud.
Click "Edit" to choose what to do next
All actions - copying, transferring, renaming, deleting photos or videos - are available immediately.
From the action menu in iCloud, choose what to do with the photo or video
To view photos or play videos, simply click on the file itself. You can move it to the iCloud root folder, save it in the media gallery on your iPhone, iPad or iPod.
To download a photo, allow access to the “Camera Roll” folder in the gadget settings (this is your photo gallery on your iPhone, iPad or iPod).
Enable permission for Documents 5 using the slider on the right
Return to the “root” of the “Documents” tab and go to the “Photos” folder.
Open the Photos folder
Open the “Camera Roll” folder - this is where photos and videos are stored on the gadget.
Open your Camera Roll folder
Click "Edit" and select the photos and videos you want to transfer to online storage, then click "Copy."
Select files and click "Copy"
A selection of folders will open iTunes files and a folder of downloads from the Internet - click “Copy” on the left.
Click "Copy" on the left
A choice will open between the document root folder and the storage service.
Select iCloud folder
Click on the "Copy" button on the right - this is the final action.
Click "Copy" on the right
If you have your own folder structure in the service, select the one in which you keep your collection of photos and videos.

For comfortable work with iCloud is desirable high speed internet-tariff from unlimited traffic or open wifi in a public place. Your photos will be copied to the selected folder on the server.

Advanced Features PDF programs Expert are paid. However, the capabilities of the Documents 5 “combine” are more than enough for you. Both apps are available on the App Store.

For computers running Windows

Everything you keep in iCloud folders is downloaded and synced automatically every time your computer connects to the Internet. Deleting, transferring, copying, renaming within the iCloud Drive system folder on a PC will affect the storage of your photos and videos on the server, which means that when you log in from an iPhone, iPad, iPod or MacBook under your Apple ID, the changes made will be applied to all these devices.

Even if you edited a photo or video in separate program on the PC and replaced the corresponding file in the iCloud system folder - it will be downloaded to all other devices in edited form and replace it old version both on them and in the Drive cloud.

For Apple PC (macOS)

Use the version macOS Sierra- it has the most “advanced” functionality. If you haven't updated to it yet, go ahead!

The iOS system on all gadgets of the Apple iDevices family must be at least version 10. So, the iPhone must be no older than any 5x - latest version iOS for iPhone 4s is 9.3.5. Apple has suspended further updates to its outdated gadgets.

iCloud Drive and photo sharing options on MacBook are customizable

Do the following:

Don't forget that when you delete on one of Apple devices any photo or video clip, they will be removed from the file list and from your other devices - synchronization occurs continuously, even consuming minimal traffic in standby mode, as long as all your devices are connected to the Network.

Using the iCloud web interface

As an example, access to online storage from Firefox on Windows. The steps are similar on any device - even from an Android or Symbian smartphone: workplace in the web interface will simulate any Apple iDevices gadget, like the real one iOS emulator. You will be able to view your photos and videos, as well as other information about Apple gadgets, track everything that happens on your online iCloud Drive. The main thing is that your gadget or PC has good performance and high performance and supported all modern multimedia formats and web technologies, including streaming.

Log in to the icloud.com server and log in using your Apple ID.
iCloud login page
Launch the iCloud Drive web app.
Select iCloud Drive from the main menu
Go to any of the folders created here. For example, this could be a folder created by the Documents 5 application.
There can be many folders - it all depends on you
If you have actively used iCloud Drive and have accumulated a large number of photos and videos in the root folder of the service, all of them will be shown to you. As an example, we take a homemade photo - a screenshot just taken on a PC and uploaded to the Documents application folder by dragging it from the Windows Desktop.
Open internal folders to view photos
Open any of the photos. It will be shown on your gadget or computer in full screen - depending on what you are currently using to view your content. As an example - the same “screen”. Web address in address bar browser will change from icloud.com to icloud-content.com - this is Apple server, which preloads your photos and videos for viewing directly on your device from iCloud Drive. Each photo or video will open in a new browser tab.
Open any of your photos
To extract a photo or video to your device, click the download icon. Your gadget or computer will offer to save it. Only on a Windows PC you can save the file anywhere - for example, on a flash drive, or on the computer disk itself. And here iPhone gadgets, iPad and iPod save pictures to system folder“Camera roll” (this is a gallery of pictures and videos) on the device - saved photos and videos will also be available in standard application"Camera". IN macOS system Photos and video clips are placed in the user's MacBook folder for storing media files.
Request message about the need to save the multimedia file
To copy files from a device to iCloud, there is the already familiar drag and drop of files from the Windows Desktop. In addition, there is a file upload icon - next to the file upload icon to the gadget itself or computer. You can also create new subfolders, delete files from storage, or send them as attachments in an email from your email configured on your PC.

Video: Apple iCloud service - how to view and sync photos on iPhone and PC

View, download, transfer photos and videos from your smartphone or Apple tablet to a PC and back using the iCloud service - a simple task. You just need to devote some free time. All you need is high-speed Internet. Good luck!

Google Photos offers unlimited cloud storage for photos and videos for your iPhone and iPad

For many years in a row, the iPhone has become the most popular device for creating photos according to the Flickr service. This did not happen by chance, but thanks to good quality resulting images and ease of use. Unlike digital cameras and point-and-shoot cameras that were popular in the past, the iPhone is always in your pocket and does not require additional manipulations with peripherals. In addition, pictures taken on iPhone immediately go to your Mac and other iOS devices, information about their location on the map is saved.

Following the simplicity and ease of use of cameras on the iPhone, they began to actively develop social media and apps like Instagram that aim to share your photos online. The volume of photographs is no longer tied to 36 film frames as in the past and therefore the number of photographs created has increased many times over. Now everyone iPhone owner and the iPad faces the problem of storing all the previously taken photos. You can download them to your Mac or HDD, but it's better to store them in the cloud, where they will never be lost and you can share them with friends and family.

Where to store huge volumes of photos

1.iCloud
2. Flickr
3. Google Photos

1. Sync iOS photos with iCloud

If you have enabled support for photo synchronization in iCloud, then all pictures taken will be sent to Apple's cloud storage. At the same time, there is an option that allows you to save space on your iOS device, which will store low-quality photos on the iPhone only to display their preview. But as soon as you click on the photo, it will be immediately downloaded in the original from iCloud. This is a very clever and convenient trick, you can continue taking photos as much as you like, the originals are stored in the cloud, and your iPhone will remain more or less free for new photos. But here a problem arises: the free volume of iCloud is limited to 5 GB. If all your photos and videos do not fit, you can enlarge cloudy place by purchasing a subscription.

Cost of additional iCloud Drive storage

Wherein deleted photos from iCloud will delete these photos from all your iOS devices.

pros: iCloud synchronization is built into the operating system of Apple mobile devices. It stores originals and saves space on iOS.
Minuses: at active use A 5 GB camera may not be enough at all; you need to subscribe for larger volumes.

2. Sync iOS photos with Flickr

Flickr recently released an updated iOS app that lets you sync all your videos and photos to the service. automatic mode. You are provided with 1000 GB of free space, which is 200 times more free iCloud storage. All photos uploaded to Flickr will be marked as private by default, they will be visible only to you and hidden from everyone. prying eyes. Deleted photos from Flickr will not affect deleted photos on iPhone.

iOS Flickr app

pros: 1000 GB is many times more than the free iCloud volume. All photos and videos are stored in original quality.
Minuses: This volume may also run out over time. Synchronization requires installation special application, which periodically needs to be launched or kept in memory. Uploaded photos to Flickr are not deleted from the iOS device, which requires periodic manual cleaning already downloaded photos from your iPhone library.

3. Sync iOS photos with Google Photos

Google has presented another opportunity, which with its proposal looks very, very appetizing. They offer you unlimited cloud space for all your photos and videos for free.

iOS Google Photos app

By installing the Google Photos iOS app, you can upload all your photos and videos to Google service Photos and store them there indefinitely without any restrictions on quantity or time. This is definitely a big plus.

What could be the catch? According to Google maximum size Stored photos are 16 MP and 1080p for videos. This means that if your pictures were taken with a camera at a resolution of more than 16 MP, they will be reduced to the specified size.

Fortunately, most modern cameras are around this value. Besides iPhone pictures 5s, iPhone 6, iPhone 6 Plus have 8 MP resolution. However, despite the fact that iPhone photos less than the specified limit, they will still be slightly compressed to reduce their volume. Visually, it is very difficult to distinguish the difference between the original and compressed versions.

Can I store originals in Google Photos? Yes, this option is also present but requires a subscription. You are given 15 GB of cloud space for free.

How to Sync Photos from iOS to Google Photos

Comparing the quality of the original (left) with Google Photos (right)

Next, your entire library will be prepared (which may take some time, in our case there were so many photos that it took 2 days to prepare). Photos uploaded to Google Photos can be deleted from your iPhone, just like you can delete them from Flickr manually. In addition, you can free up space on your iPhone if you go to Google Photos, select the photos, click on the menu at the top right and select “delete copies from this device”, while everything that was uploaded to Google Photos will remain there, and these same photos will be deleted from iPhone memory.

However, if you delete photos from Google Photos, they will also be deleted from your iOS device.

All uploaded photos to Google Photos will be recognized smart system visual search. For example, you can click on search and enter the words objects, items, locations. Most of the time, Google Photos finds the things you need. This is a very convenient trick, for example, you can find photographs of a sofa or your dog from your hometown, taken back when cameras could not remember the location of the photograph taken.

In addition, Google Photos can identify places in pictures, even without geotags. For example, having determined that the Eiffel Tower is in the picture, Google will mark this picture as taken in Paris. And subsequently, by entering “Paris” into the search, you will see pictures of this city, even if the photo did not have location information.

In addition to the iOS application, Google Photos has a web version of the service. You can use it to access your photos, but it will also be used if you give access to someone who doesn't have Google Photos.

To summarize, we can say that Google has introduced an excellent service that will allow you to forget about the problem forever free space, filled with numerous pictures and especially videos. Google app Photos has an intuitive, easy interface, the ability to delete local copies and was an excellent, if not a hundred percent replacement for iCloud, then at least, means Reserve copy all your footage. This service will undoubtedly be convenient for those who save significant moments of their lives every day with using iPhone or iPad and does this very often.

To sync with Google Photos you need to install iOS app and have a Gmail account. After authorization, the application will offer to enable automatic uploading of photos and videos to its service, and will also ask you to indicate what type of storage you choose - free unlimited with pictures reduced to a specified size, or storage in paid storage.

Smartphone cameras allow you to take photos anywhere and anytime. An ever-growing photo archive requires storage and processing. Apple offers its users iCloud storage for this purpose. Photos are automatically sent to the cloud and become available on all devices connected to one account. As a result, once you take a photo from your smartphone, you can edit it on your computer or tablet. How to upload photos from iCloud to iPhone depends on the cloud use option chosen by the user.

For full use For an Apple smartphone, its owner sets up an Apple ID. Having a single account opens up to the user all the possibilities of the ecosystem created by Cupertino engineers. One of them is the use of cloud storage. Everyone gets on permanent basis free 5 GB. Will be stored in this space backups, documents and photos.

You can use My Photo Stream or iCloud Photo Library to post photos. Let's consider both possibilities in more detail.

My photo stream

The “My Photo Stream” function appeared on the iPhone a long time ago and can be enabled on any smartphone model, starting with 4S. Images will be uploaded to the cloud automatically within the coverage area of the trusted Wi-Fi networks. At the same time, no more than one thousand photos can be uploaded to the cloud within 30 days. When the specified number is reached, the oldest image should be automatically deleted, making room for a new one, which will be placed at the end of the list.

The main convenience of this method is that the volume of photo materials sent to iCloud is not counted towards the free 5 GB. In other words, 1000 pictures are stored for a month without taking up precious space. You can pull them onto your device at any time.

iCloud Photo Library

This function appeared with the release iOS versions 10.3. Accordingly, it is enabled on devices that support it or have been updated to the latest, 11th version operating system. iPhone 5 and 6 support iOS installation 10, but not all users install it, fearing hypothetical “brakes”. Owners of relatively new models 7 or the latest 8 and X need not think about this. Their devices will survive several more OS updates without any problems.

The footage will be uploaded, as before, without user intervention. The advantage of the media library is automatic synchronization changes made on all devices, the ability to save Live Photo and video, as well as expanded format support. Theoretically, you can upload an unlimited number of photographic materials to your media library, but they will be taken into account. Consequently, the storage volume will have to be increased to the required size.

iPhone setup

Both of the described methods require that the user first log in to their account. Without this, it is impossible to synchronize or view data stored in the cloud. Logging in with using Apple ID, you can configure both functions described above in one place.

Open the settings and scroll down to the multimedia applications block. Select the “Photos” application from the list.

In the program options we see items marked with numbers. The first is for activating the media library. The second starts transferring pictures to the photo stream.

Transferring Images

Photos taken on an iPhone, no matter how you use the cloud, will not go anywhere. Using the media library, you can choose a setting that allows you to move the original to storage while leaving an optimized copy of it on your smartphone. The photo quality will only be reduced by mobile device. In this case, the image size will be 2048x1536 pixels, which allows you to comfortably view it on a PC screen or high-definition TV.

To transfer images from the cloud to your smartphone’s memory, open the Photos application. Switching to the option to display albums, we see a folder with pictures located on the device (marked with the number “1”), and cloud storage, marked with a two.

Two bars appear at the bottom of the screen with installed applications and operations. Scrolling through the action menu, we find the icon indicated in the screenshot. With its help, you can retrieve the selected image from the cloud to download or restore it on your smartphone. The top bar with messenger icons makes it possible to send it to any contact from phone book. If the available capabilities are not enough for operations with the file, the item marked with an arrow will open an additional menu.

Using the horizontal strokes indicated by the arrow, you can sort the allowed actions in the desired sequence by frequency of use. After that, copy, add to the selected album or transfer the photo to another cloud service can be done at the touch of a button.

Finally

Even though iCloud Photo Library is superior to Photo Stream, Apple gives users the ability to choose their own archive storage method. The decision depends on the goals pursued by the iPhone owner. If 1000 photos per month seems like enough for you to avoid paying for additional space, use Photo Stream. When the quality and speed of processing footage is more important than the symbolic monthly cost, a more advanced storage method will tip the scales.

Video instruction

The video below allows you to see how the described operations are performed in real time and decide on the best way to use the cloud for you.

Filmed on iPhone and iPad photos and videos occupy on devices great amount free space. If you need more memory, you don't necessarily have to resort to deleting content or moving it to other media. Using the iCloud Photo Library service, you can store photos and videos in the cloud by setting up automatic data optimization on the iOS device itself.

How to enable Content Storage Optimization for iCloud Photo Library

iCloud Photo Library automatically uploads your photos to cloud storage, allowing you to access it anytime, from any device. Storage optimization - useful option, which replaces photos and videos in the original resolution with optimized versions if the memory on the device runs out. File in full resolution loads quickly if you need to view it, edit it, or send it to social networks. To enable this option follow these steps:

1. Open the Settings app.

2. Select the Photo and Camera section.

3. Check the “Optimize device storage” option.

After activating this option, the system will automatically move the original versions of the files to iCloud, leaving only recently captured photos and videos full-size. The process may take long time, depending on the number of files and connection speed.

How to free up space on iCloud

The total size of files you can store in iCloud is not unlimited, and you have several options to free up space.

Option A: Clear Photo Library

Browse through albums that might contain selfies, panoramas, screenshots, or time-lapse videos. Perhaps among them there are those that can be deleted. Important Note: You can't delete files only from iCloud or only from the device: if you delete them on iPhone, they will disappear from everywhere.

After deleting unnecessary pictures and videos, do not forget to visit the Recently deleted section and clear it. Otherwise, the files will still be stored on the device, taking up free memory within 30 days.

Option B: buy more extra space in iCloud

If you don't want to think about storing your photos and videos and you're willing to pay for space cloud storage, you can increase the amount of available space in your iCloud Photo Library. On this moment prices for additional iCloud storage are as follows:

5 GB - free
50 GB - 59 rubles/month
200 GB - 149 rubles/month
1 TB - 599 rubles/month

Change tariff plan or you can cancel it at any time.

Let's look at several ways to quickly download photos from iCloud to your computer.

Correct setting synchronization will automatically transfer all downloaded and taken photos to your computer.

All owners of Apple devices receive free account in iCloud, the reserve of which is 50 GB. Often this space is not enough, so you need to look for options fast travel large quantity photos and other media data.

Contents:

Setting up content to sync

IOS users may limit the types of content that will be sent to the cloud.

Before you start uploading photos, make sure you have allowed moving snapshots to storage:

Open iPhone settings or iPad;
Click to the iCloud line;
In the window that opens, activate the types of content that can be sent to the server. Make sure the items are enabled "Photo" And iCloud Drive

Open the downloaded installer file;
Accept license agreement;
Wait for the installation to complete.

Getting started with the program

1 Open the client program and log in to your Apple ID:

2 After successful authorization when using the program for the first time A window will appear in which the user needs to select the types of content to synchronize. We advise you to tick all the boxes so as not to return to this setting in the future.

3 Next, go to the program settings window and check the “My Photo Stream” checkbox. Also, activate the download and upload functions to automatically receive new content from the service and be able to upload computer files to the cloud.

4 Now turn off the program and restart your computer to apply all settings and start syncing. Connect your computer to the Internet. After connecting to global network the client application will send to file system (iCloud Drive folder) all transferred images will appear.

5 Just open the folder and view the photos. After synchronization, copies of photos are cached and saved on your computer, so they can be viewed and edited even after the Internet is turned off.

Please note that as a result of installing the usual client application a utility for separate work with photo. This allows you to more conveniently manage all your pictures and their synchronization between several mobile gadgets and computers.

Open the My Computer window. In addition to the list of all available disks, an icon will appear "ICloud Photos".

Once you open the directory, you can view the synchronized photos - they are located in the "Downloads" folder.

To send a photo or a folder with several pictures to the cloud, move them to the Uploads directory.

Upload photo

To download files saved in the cloud to your PC, . Click on the key "Synchronize".

After confirming the action, the pictures will begin to be loaded into the Windows OS. This can take from 1 to 30 minutes, depending on the number of photos and the quality of your Internet connection.

Setting up automatic synchronization

To automatically display all your photos and videos shot on camera not only on your phone, but also on other computers, use the function "My photo stream".

With its help, all images from the gallery are independently moved to the cloud and appear in the Windows client application.

To enable the automatic image transfer function, open the settings window and click on the “iCloud” field.

Then select “Photo” and in the new window activate the slider “Upload to My Photo Stream”.

Fig. 19 – enabling image stream transmission

Photos are automatically sent to the cloud after the following actions:

After closing the application "Camera" on a smartphone or tablet;
As a result of connecting the phone to a Wi-Fi network;
After unloading specific file manually through the explorer menu.

Solving problems installing iCloud for Windows

Among the common reasons for unsuccessful installation of the iCloud application The following are distinguished:

The message “Media features are missing” appears. To install the application, you must have the application on your computer running Windows. If your copy of the OS does not work with a pre-installed standard player, download it from a free web source and install it on your PC, since without it the ICloud installation process will not begin;

"No connection to server" message. If, after installing the application and trying to connect it, you encounter this error, check your Internet connection. The program does not connect to WEB due to the inability to send a network request;
iCloud does not sync with other devices. This happens due to the use outdated version client application. To update the software version, use the Apple Software Update utility (http://apple-software-update.updatestar.com/ru). Run the EXE file and the utility will automatically scan all Apple software installed on your computer and update it.