[2 Ways] How to Transfer iCloud Photos to NAS

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• User Case: How to Migrate iCloud Photos to NAS?
• Why Transfer iCloud Photos to NAS?
• Common Way to Transfer iCloud Photos to NAS
• Quick Way to Transfer iCloud Photos to NAS
• Conclusion

User Case: How to Migrate iCloud Photos to NAS?

Why Transfer iCloud Photos to NAS?

iCloud Photos is an Apple product that works only with Apple devices and does not support other types of devices. While you're at it, you pay a monthly fee for space to store your backups, photos, and other content in Apple's cloud.

And Synology NAS is installed locally in your home and local server. Users only need to purchase the required amount of physical storage (4 TB, 6 TB, etc.) to use on multiple operating systems (not just Apple devices) and enjoy additional app features to enhance the primary storage solution. So, if you are a non-Apple user who prefers to work with local hardware at home, Synology NAS is a great choice for storing photos.

Common Way to Transfer iCloud Photos to NAS

This is one of the easiest ways for photos or other file transfer from one cloud to another. It's as easy as transferring photos from your laptop to a USB thumb drive. Here, you're transferring photos to a NAS, not a thumb drive.

Stage 1: Download iCloud Photos to iPhone

The first stage of image transfer is to download the images from your iCloud to the local device. If you want to save a copy of photos and videos from iCloud.com to your iPhone, follow these steps.

Step 1. Go to the "Settings" app.

Step 2. Swipe down and tap "Photos".

Step 3. Tap the switch next to iCloud Photos to turn it green.

Step 4. Choose between "Optimize iPhone Storage" or "Download and Keep Originals".

You can select "Optimize iPhone Storage" if you want iCloud Photos to take up less space on your iPhone or iPad. If you have enough storage space on your device, choose "Download and Keep Originals".

Stage 2: Upload iCloud Photos to Synology NAS

Before uploading, you need to install the Synology Photos app on your iPhone (if you are using an Android phone, you need to install it from Google Play). The app is compatible with iOS 11 or iPadOS 11 or later and Android 5.0 or later.

Step 1. Open the Synology Photos app on your phone and tap "More".

Step 2. Click "Photo Backup Not Enabled" and then "Enable Photo Backup" to allow the Photos app to access the storage.

Step 3. Click to select a folder. You can select a folder or customize the path according to your needs, and it is best to choose the path containing all pictures of iCloud Photos. If you want to back up all photos, including WhatsApp and other downloaded photos, click "Back up all folders".

Again, you need to choose a backup rule: back up all photos or back up new photos. "Back up all photos" means that all existing photos stored in your Photos, including new photos you take in the future, will be backed up to the NAS. If you choose "Back up new photos", only new photos you take or download from the web will be transferred to the NAS from now on.

After all the program settings are completed, the Synology Photos application will automatically upload pictures to the NAS according to the rules. After uploading, you can view photos on the NAS by opening the Synology Photos app on the NAS or the Moments folder in the File Station app.

Quick Way to Transfer iCloud Photos to NAS

Is there any way to transfer iCloud Photos data to NAS directly and quickly? You can try this multiple cloud storage manager---MultCloud. You can add iCloud Photos, NAS or other cloud drive accounts to MultCloud to easily manage cloud data without switching accounts and complicated configuration steps.

The tool not only can combine cloud storage accounts into one space, but also can achieve cloud-to-cloud transfer, sync or backup data between multiple cloud accounts with Cloud Transfer, Team Transfer, Cloud Sync, and Cloud Backup features.

The "Cloud Transfer" function provided by MultCoud can help you quickly complete the data migration from iCloud Photos to NAS, without frequent account switching and complicated operation steps.

Step 1. Create a MultCloud account. First, you need to create an account with MultCloud.

Step 2. Add iCloud Photos and NAS account to MultCloud. Click "Add Cloud", select iCloud Photos, and follow the steps to add iCloud Photos to MultCloud. Then, add the NAS account to MultCloud in the same way.

Step 3. Transfer iCloud Photos to NAS using Cloud Transfer. After adding iCloud Photos and NAS account to MultCloud, click "Cloud Transfer", select the path in iCloud Photos as the source, select the NAS or a folder in it as the destination, click "Transfer Now" and wait for the process to complete.

Conclusion

With the above 2 methods, you can easily transfer iCloud Photos to NAS. After, you can better edit and share all your photos with your NAS. Even, you can use MultCloud to manage multiple NAS accounts or sync NAS to Google Drive.