My iPhone 4 has many photos. I would like to have them all uploaded to iCloud, but I don’t have an option to enable iCloud Photo Library.
How can I upload all my photos to iCloud?
IOS – Uploading Photos to iCloud on iPhone 4
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The surest way to resolve this is to create a fresh Photos Library by following these steps:
- ⌘ cmd-Q out of Photos.
- Go into → System Preferences → iCloud → Photos Options… and uncheck iCloud Photo Library.
- Reboot if you want to be safe, though it shouldn’t be necessary.
- Launch Photos with ⌥ opt-click.
- Click Create New… and name your new Photos Library.
- Go into Photos → Preferences → General and click Use as System Photo Library.
- Go into Photos → Preferences → iCloud and check iCloud Photo Library.
- Wait for your photos to be redownloaded from iCloud.
If you’d rather try to keep your existing Photos Library, follow these steps instead:
- ⌘ cmd-Q out of Photos.
- Create a backup of your Photos Library.photoslibrary file.
- Launch Photos with ⌘ cmd-⌥ opt-click.
- Click Repair.
- Wait for macOS to repair your Photos Library. A full sync should take place once the repair has completed.
Some screenshots courtesy of OS X Daily.
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Best Answer
The iPhone 4 is limited to iOS 7.1.2, which does not support iCloud Photo Library.
If your iPhone gets backed up to iCloud, then your photos are in iCloud, although you cannot view them at iCloud.com, or from another Apple device.
If you want your photos synced to iCloud Photo Library so that they can be viewed from iCloud.com and from other Apple devices, you will need to backup your iPhone, upgrade to a newer iPhone that supports at least iOS 8, and restore your backup onto that new iPhone. From there, you can enable iCloud Photo Library and sync your photos across all your Apple devices.
Another option is to export all your photos to a computer, then upload them to iCloud through a web browser at iCloud.com. To do this, plug your iPhone into your Mac, then press ⌘ cmd space and enter
Image Capture. Select your iPhone, the photos you want toImportonto your Mac, and a folder. Do note that this is a manual process you would need to repeat on a regular basis.The easiest option would be for you to upgrade to a new iPhone and use iCloud Photo Library.