How To Download Icloud Photos To Nas

Because as they always say you can never have too many backups.

How to download icloud photos to nas. After installing you will have an icloud drive folder in your windows explorer. I want them in a shared folder on my 916. So you d have to backup you mac to the nas and include the icloud folders above that ll backup the data in case apple closed your account. Reply i have this. The synology app copies the photo into its backup.

Macbook pro with retina display macos sierra 10 12 6 airpt extreme macbook pro ipad ipho posted on jul 23 2017 10 05 am. External 2tb hard drive. Use a backup or sync tool. I don t think apple has opened up icloud drive access to any third party platform only their macos and ios flavoured devices. Is there a way to have the photos library on a nas and have icloud connectivity so i can maintain the sync between my photos iphone and ipad.

I ve configured the mac mini and synology to wake up for a few hours every day to do this and so far it s working really well. And it s better to be safe than sorry honestly. Download files from icloud via icloud drive folder. Icloud for windows won t let me define a folder for downloading photos to my pc. The mac mini downloads a copy to its photos library.

Backup icloud files to nas from computer way 1. Run as a scheduled cron task to keep a local backup of your photos and videos. And then choose a folder on your nas to save them to. There is no mechanism for shifting the storage location which is in the library folder. This tool is developed and maintained by volunteers we are always looking for help we aim to release new versions once a week friday if there is something worth delivering.

It gets uploaded to icloud photos. You never see the location. A command line tool to download all your icloud photos. Download icloud for windows on your windows pc. Is there a windows program or synology nas package that will let me download my photos from icloud to a folder of my choice on my nas.