How to Backup Your iCloud Photo Library?

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To Backup your iCloud Photo Library, download all your original iCloud Photo Library content i.e. photos and videos to your Mac. Photos app for OS X allows you to keep a copy of all your original photos and videos on your Mac. Once you have finished downloading photos and videos to your mac, then you will have a primary local backup. You have several options to backup your Mac. You can use Time Machine, SuperDuper or many more app to backup your Mac.

Here are the steps to Download All your Original iCloud Photo Library Photos And Videos to Mac:

  1. Open "Photos" app on your Mac OS X.
  2. Click "Photos" tab from menu.
  3. Select "Preferences" option.
  4. Click "iCloud" tab.
  5. Click "Download Originals to this Mac" option.
  6. This way you can backup your iCloud Photo Library by downloading all your photos and videos from iCloud Photo Library to Mac OS X.

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