Photos stored in the cloud? Here’s how to remove them

Apple-Right to Repair
A person uses an iPhone on Oct. 8, 2019 in New York. Apple is letting some iPhone users fix their own phones, a sharp turnaround for a company that has long guarded its software in a walled garden that only Apple-approved technicians can unlock. The company said Wednesday, Nov. 27, 2021, it will enable users of two of the newest iPhone models and later some Mac computers to get access to genuine Apple parts and tools to be able to repair them. Jenny Kane / Associated Press
Apple-Right to Repair
A person uses an iPhone on Oct. 8, 2019 in New York. Apple is letting some iPhone users fix their own phones, a sharp turnaround for a company that has long guarded its software in a walled garden that only Apple-approved technicians can unlock. The company said Wednesday, Nov. 27, 2021, it will enable users of two of the newest iPhone models and later some Mac computers to get access to genuine Apple parts and tools to be able to repair them. Jenny Kane / Associated Press

Photos stored in the cloud? Here’s how to remove them

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The cloud might seem like a good place to keep family photos and other important digital files, but what happens when you want to put them back where they came from?

Reset checks in with a technology reporter for the details.

GUEST: Chris Velazco, Washington Post technology writer