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Why can't I transfer Photos to iCloud using Takeout option?

I attempted to use the Takeout service to transfer photos to my iCloud account today and didn't see an option for iCloud. I followed instructions from this post: Transfer a copy of your photos and videos to iCloud Photos - Apple Support


Anyone know what happened?

Thank you!


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iPhone 13, iOS 17

Posted on Jul 19, 2024 2:32 PM

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Posted on Jul 25, 2024 6:07 PM

Apple's instructions are incorrectly sending folks to Google Takeout and then telling them to select Google Photos, pick source folders, and a destination service.


This will NOT give you an option for Apple's iCloud Photos as one of the destinations.


This is what worked for me:


  1. Navigate to your Google Profile
  2. Select "Data & Privacy" on the left side panel
  3. Scroll down to "Data from apps and services you use" section
  4. Select "Photos", which will, strangely, open Google Dashboard
  5. Scroll down to the "Recently used Google services" section
  6. Within the tile that says "Photos" select "Transfer data" - this is critical
  7. Continue from step #2 of this guide: https://www.lifewire.com/transfer-google-photos-to-icloud-5219739


Good luck!

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Why can't I transfer Photos to iCloud using Takeout option?

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