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The Photos app automatically displays the photos and videos in the Pictures folder on your PC and OneDrive. Here’s how to add more source folders to the Pictures folder.

1.In the search box on the taskbar, type photos and then select the Photos app from the results.

2.Go to Folders in the left navigation bar.

3.Select Add a folder .

4.Find the folder on your PC that you'd like the Photos app to include, and choose Select Folder to add it to the app.

The Photos app will show updated content from the new folders as you add and remove content.

You can import photos and videos you have stored on a camera’s SD card, a USB drive, a phone, or on another device.

1.Use a USB cable to connect your device to the PC.

2.In the search box on the taskbar, type photos and then select the Photos app from the results.

3.Select Import from the App bar.

4.Your devices will automatically show under Connected devices. Choose your device from the list of connected devices.

5.Select the photos and videos you would like to import.

The Photos app can connect to your OneDrive account so you can see all your photos and videos in one place. You can view these on the OneDrive tab in the Photos app once you’ve connected to OneDrive. The OneDrive tab in the Photos app only displays photos and videos that are stored in the “Pictures” folder on OneDrive.

When you view a photo or video in your cloud collection, it automatically downloads to your Windows machine. Once downloaded, any changes you make to that photo or video file (move, edit, delete) will sync back to your cloud.

In the Photos app’s OneDrive tab, you'll see your personal albums and features such as OneDrive memories. The OneDrive memories are automatically generated by OneDrive, not the Photos app. Selecting OneDrive Memories or albums in the Photos app takes you to their location on OneDrive web.

To connect to OneDrive in the Photos app:

1.In the search box on the taskbar, type photos and then select the Photos app from the results.

2.Go to OneDrive in the left navigation bar.

One of the simplest ways to copy all your photos and videos to one place in the Photos app is to set up automatic upload to OneDrive of Photos from your mobile device.

1.Open the Photos app, go to OneDrive in the left navigation bar and sign in to OneDrive on your Windows PC.

2.Install the OneDrive app on your iOS or Android device.

3.From the OneDrive app on your iOS or Android device, turn on Camera Upload in the OneDrive app’s settings. The latest photos and videos that you take will automatically start uploading to OneDrive.

The Photos app can also connect to your photos collection on iCloud. The Photos app only reads from your iCloud account; changes made to your iCloud collection on your Windows machine do not sync back to iCloud. The Photos app does not show favorites from iCloud or iCloud albums.

To connect to iCloud:

1.In the search box on the taskbar, type photos and then select the Photos app from the results.

2.Go to the iCloud tab.

3.Select the Get iCloud for Windows button. You will be prompted to go to the Microsoft Store and download the iCloud for Windows app.

4.Open the iCloud for Windows app, sign in to iCloud with your Apple ID, and then choose Photos on the iCloud app to view your iCloud media in the Photos app.

You're able to browse your collection by date, album, video project, folder, or tags you have applied to your photos. You also have the option of turning on the facial grouping feature as another way of finding photos in your collection. Facial grouping finds similar faces across photos or videos and sorts those groupings into albums, allowing you to tag those albums with nicknames you choose. This feature can be turned on or off in the Photos app's settings page and in the People tab. Learn more about the facial grouping feature.

For more information about the data that's collected and stored when you use the previous legacy versions of the Photos app, see "Photos legacy" in the "Photos" section in the Privacy Statement.

One of the simplest ways to copy all your photos and videos to one place in the Photos app is to set up automatic upload to OneDrive from your mobile device.

1.Sign in to your OneDrive account in the Photos app by selecting the person icon in the top right corner. Install the OneDrive app on your iOS or Android device.

2.On your iOS or Android device, turn on Camera Upload in the OneDrive app's settings. The latest photos and videos that you take will automatically start uploading.

Once uploaded, photos and videos will automatically appear in the Photos app on your PC.