Can you choose which photos to upload icloud?

, in i OS and i, pad OS, you don’t have a choice. If you have i. Cloud Photos enabled, every picture in Photos on your i. Phone or i. Pad will upload to i. Cloud and every image there downloads (at least a thumbnail) to your device.

To select all your photos, use Control+A To select specific photos at once, use Control+Click or Shift+click Once you select your photos from i. Cloud’s website Photos app, tap the download icon (cloud with downwards arrow).

How to upload only certain photos to i, and cloud. 1 Open the Photos app. 2 Select the pictures you want to upload. 3 Tap the Share button. 5 Choose which album you want to add it to or create a new one.

You can’t pick and choose which photos get synced from your i-Device, at least not to my knowledge, however, via a computer, you should be able select which photos you want to upload to your i. Cloud Photo Library.

How to upload photos to iCloud from iPhone?

How to Upload Photos to i. Cloud from i. Phone 1 Go to Settings > Photos. 2 Tap on the toggle next to i. Cloud Photos to turn it on. 3 Choose either Optimize i. Phone Storage or Download and Keep Originals.

This begs the question “How do I add photos to an album on iCloud?”

In Photos on i, and cloud. Com, selectthe photos or videos you want to add to an album, then click. From the pop-up menu, choose the album you want to add your selection to. You can also add photos and videos to an album by dragging them to the album in the sidebar.

, but i Cloud can also be used to sync and store your photos, either as a backup of all your pictures or as a way to save storage space on your i, and phone. After a quick setup to enable i. Cloud Photos, all your new photos will automatically back up to i. Cloud the next time you connect to Wi-Fi.

How to share iCloud Photo Library with other devices?

, i Cloud Photo Library is all or nothing. You either upload the full library or no photos at all. If you want only selected albums in i. Cloud create two Photos Libraries, one to keep only on your Mac, and one that will sync with i, and cloud. Or use shared albums to send photos to your other devices. You can set up 100 albums to share to other devices.

Does iCloud share albums save photos in original size?

Attention, shared albums don’t save photos in original size., and yes, exactly. Use shared albums only to view photos on other devices, but do not delete the originals from the library on the Mac. Q: Upload specific photo album to icloud?

What should you do before turning on iCloud Photos?

Another thing you’ll want to do before turning on i. Cloud Photos is decluttering and cleaning up your photo library. By using an app like Gemini Photos, you can quickly scan your i. Phone for similar and blurry pictures. Those similar looking photos can use up a lot of storage on your device, and then ultimately in i, and cloud.