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Access for iCloud/Foto and iCloud/Drive
Posted: Sat Jan 15, 2022 8:15 am
by Rene
Hello,
since few days I own an iPhone 11. For backup reason: Is Syncovery (Windows and Synology) able to connect and download from iCloud? Otherwise I have to do the backups manually from iCloud.
That iFoto uploads automatically to iCloud I have already figured out.
René
Re: Access for iCloud/Foto and iCloud/Drive
Posted: Sat Jan 15, 2022 9:37 am
by tobias
Hello,
Syncovery cannot connect to iCloud. But it can copy photos directly from the iPhone if you connect it with a USB cable and click the "Device" button in Syncovery.
Re: Access for iCloud/Foto and iCloud/Drive
Posted: Sat Jan 15, 2022 10:16 am
by Rene
OK, thanks, that works for JPG and MOV. Would it be possible to implement that the original files will be downloaded? I've figured out that JPG and MOV will be created from HEIC and HEIV during download resp. copying. Strange! Why is Apple doing such crazy things? It can be checked in iCloud if the download button will be hold for a few seconds. Than the original files will be offered for download.
Re: Access for iCloud/Foto and iCloud/Drive
Posted: Sat Jan 15, 2022 10:58 am
by tobias
Hello,
you need to change a setting on your iPhone to prevent the automatic conversion.
Please see
https://i.stack.imgur.com/KfkQZ.jpg
This is from the thread
https://superuser.com/questions/1279679 ... windows-pc
Re: Access for iCloud/Foto and iCloud/Drive
Posted: Sat Jan 15, 2022 10:59 am
by Rene
I already did.
iOS 15.2.1
Re: Access for iCloud/Foto and iCloud/Drive
Posted: Sat Jan 15, 2022 11:35 am
by Rene
Thanks to your proposal, Tobias, it works. It is valid only for newly created images. For prior created images the download as HEIC works only via iCloud.
Re: Access for iCloud/Foto and iCloud/Drive
Posted: Sat Jan 15, 2022 11:42 am
by tobias
Hi,
well I can see many HEIC images in Windows Explorer now, even for older photos, even though I only just changed the setting to keep the originals.
But I did have to unplug the USB cable and then reconnect it.
Re: Access for iCloud/Foto and iCloud/Drive
Posted: Sat Jan 15, 2022 11:49 am
by Rene
Once again! Thanks for the hint.
Another issue w/r to Syncovery: How can I set that Syncovery does not copy files already copied (by Syncovery) but deleted afterwards on right side?
Re: Access for iCloud/Foto and iCloud/Drive
Posted: Sat Jan 15, 2022 12:06 pm
by tobias
Hello,
you can use the SmartTracking mode for this, with otherwise default settings.
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Alternatively, if the source drive is a Windows drive (not iPhone or FTP/cloud), then you can use the Archive Attribute filters. To do that, you need to choose the two "Archive Flag" checkmarks under Masks & Filters -> General Filters in the profile.
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Re: Access for iCloud/Foto and iCloud/Drive
Posted: Mon Jan 31, 2022 12:30 pm
by Biduro
Thank you guys for such a nice explanaion and solutions. Had a similar issues with my iCloud and couldn't fix for a while at my home in Portugal but now it's done thanx to you
