05-22-2022, 04:21 PM
Never ever depend on iCloud to store your invaluable photos.
It's not reliable primary storage. It's not a reliable backup. It's a primitive and incomplete sync-service that Apple does not advertise/promote honestly.
Use Image Capture or Photos to copy the entire collection to a Mac before you go messing around with offloading to iCloud.
Once you have the images in the Photos app, you can share an album back to yourself via iCloud to put copies of the images you want on the phone back on the phone. IMHO, this is the only reliable way to preserve your originals with iCloud in the mix.
It's not reliable primary storage. It's not a reliable backup. It's a primitive and incomplete sync-service that Apple does not advertise/promote honestly.
Use Image Capture or Photos to copy the entire collection to a Mac before you go messing around with offloading to iCloud.
Once you have the images in the Photos app, you can share an album back to yourself via iCloud to put copies of the images you want on the phone back on the phone. IMHO, this is the only reliable way to preserve your originals with iCloud in the mix.