Windows 10: Using iCloud for Windows to maintain Photo Library across devices?

After losing some photos on my iPhone that was not backed up properly, I am determined to get iCloud for Windows set up to safely maintain my Photo Library for storage on iCloud as well as optimized versions on my iPhone and Laptop



I use an iPhone and Windows 10 laptop, everything is up to date, iCloud for Windows is set up and running. What I really am having difficulty is determining the best set up as far as folders/directories are concerned. This is what I have so far.



On my laptop: PC -> Pictures -> iCloud Photos

There are four folders

Camera Roll (empty)

Downloads (173 items 376 MB)

Shared (Empty)

Uploads (1756 items 87 GB)



iCloud App on Windows

Photo Options

iCloud Photo Library (checked)

My Photo Stream (unchecked)

Download new photos and videos to my PC (checked)

Keep High Efficiency original if available (checked)

Upload new photos and videos from my PC (Checked)

iCloud Photo Sharing (unchecked)



2TB Storage on iCloud



It does not appears as if there is any activity, I believe these stats, have been idle for a few weeks. Is there something more I need to do or is there a way to monitor the progress of getting the photos into iCloud storage?



The other part of my quandary is how to view, edit and arrange my photo library on the PC. Since there is no iPhoto option, I assume I should use the Windows Photos App?



Thanks,



Henry

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icloud photo library

Hello Don,

There may be several reasons why your iCloud photos are not showing up on your wife's user account. To assist you better with your concern regarding syncing iCloud, kindly answer the questions below:

• When did this problem start?
• Is your iCloud up to date?
• Have you tried syncing iCloud while logged in to your wife's account?

You may refer to this article for steps on how to setup iCloud on Windows. Kindly make sure that you are logged in to your wife's account when performing the steps:
How to set up and use iCloud Photos on Windows 10.

We are looking forward for your reply.

 

icloud photo library

I am using Windows 10 latest update and Iphones 5s with latest updates. Icloud photo library and my photo stream are turned on all devices and icloud photo library is turned on at the PC. I have two user accounts set up, one for me and one for my wife. When
using my account I can open icloud photoo library folder and select downloads and uploads and the system works just fine in that I can see photos automatically downloaded to the PC and I can select photos to upload from my PC to all my devices. All works great
as designed. The problem occurs when my wife's user account is used to access icloud photo library. In icloud photo library folder, both downloads and uploads folders show "empty" and thus the photo download and upload features are not available to her. This
problem has been occurring both before and after the latest windows 10 update.

Can you help me?

Thanks in advance

 

Remove iCloud Photos from Devices and Drives View in File Explorer


thank you for this soln gogreen, much appreciated! Here is a quick summary for others if interested -

Reference:

• rANa'S Blog - How to remove iCloud Photo from My Computer (9/21/14)

Steps:

1. Open regedit (Win+R, "regedit")
2. Enter key in address bar
3. Deprecate key
   • Opt A. - delete
   • Opt B. - rename something different (e.g. prefix with "_")
4. Close and re-open to observe result

Key:

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\MyComputer\NameSpace\{F0D63F85-37EC-4097-B30D-61B4A8917118}

thanks!