Transfer a copy of your iCloud Photos collection to another service

You can request to transfer a copy of your iCloud Photos — photos and videos associated with your Apple Account — to another service.

This service is available to customers in over 240 countries around the world for transfers to Google Photos.

You can request to transfer a copy of photos and videos you store in iCloud Photos to Google Photos. Transferring photos and videos from iCloud Photos doesn’t remove or alter the content you store with Apple, but sends a copy of your content to the other service.

The transfer process takes between three and seven days. We use this time to verify that the request was made by you, and to make the transfer.

Some data and formats available in iCloud Photos — such as Smart Albums, Live Photos, or some RAW files — may not be available when you transfer your content to another service. More information about what data is transferred is listed below.

This service isn't available for child accounts or Managed Apple Accounts. You can't export photo or video data from iCloud while Advanced Data Protection for iCloud is turned on for your account.

Before you request to transfer photos and video

Before you request to transfer your iCloud Photos content, please make sure:

  • You're using iCloud Photos to store photos and videos with Apple.

  • Your Apple Account uses two-factor authentication.

  • You have a Google account to use Google Photos.

  • Your Google account has enough storage available to complete the transfer.

If you add more photos or videos to iCloud Photos before your data transfer starts, you’ll need additional space in your Google account to complete it. If your Google account runs out of space during the transfer, not all of your items will be transferred. If you add, update, or delete content after the transfer starts, or if your images and videos are still uploading, these changes or additions might not be included in the transfer.

How to request to transfer your iCloud Photos content

To start a request to transfer the photos and videos in iCloud Photos:

  1. Sign in to your Apple Account at Apple's