At the time of writing, we haven't heard back.Īpple says the feature won’t remove anything from your iCloud Photo Library it will simply make a copy of it, so you’ll still need to manually delete things if you no longer want them stored in iCloud. Given that over 2,500 of those are Live, it would seem Apple is planning on transferring them, but we did reach out to clarify. Screenshot by Mitchell Clark / The Vergeįor what it’s worth, the transfer tool tells me 10,793 of my photos will be transferred, which is the exact number of pictures in my library. iPhones take Live Photos by default, and Apple doesn’t make it clear if the entire picture will be left behind, or just the video clip surrounding it. The part about Live Photos is especially eyebrow-raising. Some things won’t transfer: Apple says shared albums, smart albums, photo stream content, live photos, some metadata, and media that isn’t stored in your iCloud Photo Library won’t come along for the ride. Apple says the transfer will take between three days to a week. The feature has a support document outlining the procedure, which simply entails going to, logging in, and going through the “transfer a copy of your data” process. Apple has added a service that lets you automatically transfer photos, videos, and albums from your iCloud Photo Library to Google Photos ( via MacRumors).
