How can I sync original photos from iCloud to a non-Apple computer? How can I automatically copy original-quality (e.g. HEIC) photos from iCloud to a non-Apple computer? I have two decades of photos from various cameras I’ve owned over the years organized on my computer and am trying to understand how to reliably add my Apple-held photos to it.

I’ve seen that I can download photos manually by using “Download: Unmodified Original” in the iCloud web interface, but this is tedious.
I tried using the iCloud app for Windows, but that apparently only exposes reduced-quality JPEG exports. My iPhone has a setting for “Transfer to Mac or PC: Keep Originals” but I don’t see an analogous setting in the iCloud app.

I’m ready to do substantial initial work to set this up (e.g. custom scripting, running a VM, etc.) but at this point I’m not sure what to even try next.
There are multiple ways of doing this I suggest the simplest one .
First you need to download iMazing app on your windows .
Download iMazing for PC
Download iMazing for MacOS
Launch iMazing and connect your device to your Mac or PC.
Select your device in the sidebar, then select &quot;Photos&quot;.
Click &quot;Import from Folder&quot;, and select the music you want to import.
Transfer your Photos.