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10 months ago Hey friend,
I ran into similar problems downloading photos into an external HD, here's how I addressed them:
1) Downloading Specific Albums "Videos":
For albums with spaces in their names, enclose the album name in quotes. For example, for an album named "Videos":
icloudpd -d /Users/me/iCloud_Photos/Videos --username me@email.com --password 123456 --album "Videos"
Repeat this for each album, changing the destination directory (-d) and the album name (--album) accordingly.
2) Combining Multiple Options in One Command:
If you want to download an album, keep a specific folder structure, and delete after download, your command might look like this:
icloudpd -d /Users/me/iCloud_Photos/Videos --username me@email.com --password 123456 --album "Videos" --folder-structure "{:%Y/%m}" --delete-after-download
3) Direct Download to Server/External HD:
If the server or external HD is mounted and accessible like a local directory, you can directly specify its path in the icloudpd command. Here's what I used for my External HD:
icloudpd -d /Volumes/External_HD/Photos --username me@email.com --password 123456 --album "Videos"
Since I don't have a local server, I asked chatGPT for a way to transfer the downloaded files and was suggested to:
Use a file transfer command like rsync or scp to transfer them to your server. Example:
rsync -av /Users/me/iCloud_Photos/ user@server:/path/to/server/directory
Replace user@server with your server's username and address, and /path/to/server/directory with the destination directory on your server.
Icloudpd is a great tool to download icloud photos, so hope this helps!
GreekCY
Summary
I just downloaded icloudpd. I am totally new to this and my knowledge of command line is very basic. I am on a Mac using terminal. I have been trying to understand how to write the command but it is not working the way I want it.
Context
I want to download the Albums of my iCloud and have them as such listed locally, eg. Album 1, Album 2, etc. Is this possible at all? The structure I keep getting is 2023 then 11, then 9 and so on.
The command I type is: % icloudpd -d /Users/me/iCloud_Photos -u me@email.com -p 123456 -a Videos
Try icloudpd -h
but I don't seem to understand how to give the command
The next issue is, if I have a folder named Album Videos it doesn not recognize the command: --album: album videos or --album album videos or -a album videos. I get the message icloudpd
if I try to have various options together it never works, for example how do I write the command albums so and so and then keep the folder structure and then delete after download all in one command?
Next question is: I have a local server but not the iclould docker. Whats is the command to transfer the files directly to the server? I have the same difficulty if it is an external HD.
TIA for any help that comes along.