Icloud photos on pc but not downloading

 · On your PC, click the iCloud icon in the system tray and then click the “Open iCloud settings” option. Make sure you have checked the “Photos” tab. Click “Options” next to the “Photos” tab to open the “Photo Options” panel. Make sure both “iCloud Photo Library” and “Download new photos and videos to my PC” are enabled.  · I understand that you have installed iCloud for Windows on your new Surface Book. After installation, your iCloud docs were available but now a newly uploaded files is not downloaded. I would recommend taking a look at the following support article for issues with using iCloud for Windows. Get help using iCloud for Windows - Apple Support.  · Click the iCloud icon in the Windows Notification Area on your PC. Click Download Photos. Choose the photos and videos you want to download and click Download. If you edit a photo on your PC that you've already uploaded to iCloud Photos, you can change the filename of the photo and upload it to iCloud Photos again.

Click the Options button next to Photos. Check the box labeled iCloud Photo Library to upload and store your PC photo library in iCloud, and click OK. Finally click Apply to save your changes. After turning on iCloud Photo Library, iCloud Photos should automatically show up in File Explorer. Just open the iCloud Photos folder and you can. Check that you have iCloud Photos enabled in Settings. Go to Settings → Your Name → iCloud → Photos → and turn on iCloud Photos. The videos should be in the Photos app. Open Photos → Albums → Recents and make sure the video files are in the album. Make sure you have enough iCloud storage available. If your iPhone is running out of storage, using the iCloud is a perfect substitute to free up some space. But if you're on a Windows computer, the process is.

If you've got certain iOS devices with just My Photo Stream enabled, iCloud Photos won’t download newer photos from such devices unless your PC also has its own photostream turned on. To enable. On your PC, click the iCloud icon in the system tray and then click the “Open iCloud settings” option. Make sure you have checked the “Photos” tab. Click “Options” next to the “Photos” tab to open the “Photo Options” panel. Make sure both “iCloud Photo Library” and “Download new photos and videos to my PC” are enabled. Click the iCloud icon in the Windows Notification Area on your PC. Click Download Photos. Choose the photos and videos you want to download and click Download. If you edit a photo on your PC that you've already uploaded to iCloud Photos, you can change the filename of the photo and upload it to iCloud Photos again.