Sync photos between your Windows device and iPhone, iPad, or iPod
You can sync photos on your Windows device to your iPhone, iPad, or iPod. You can sync all or a selection of photos from your photos library on your Windows device. For example, you can sync a selection of favorite albums or photos of people.
You can also sync photos from another folder that you organize to hold photos on your Windows device. For example, you can import photos from a camera into a folder. You can organize your photos in multiple folders within a folder and sync the folders to your Apple device.
Synced photos appear in the Photos app on your Apple device.
Important: If you already use iCloud Photos on your Windows device and Apple devices, your photos are updated automatically. You can’t use the syncing method described here unless you turn off iCloud Photos in Photos settings on your device. See Set up Photos in iCloud for Windows.
Sync photos to your Apple device
Connect your Apple device to your Windows device. (You may also need to tap Trust on your Apple device.)
You can connect your device using a USB or USB-C cable or a Wi-Fi connection. See Sync content between your Windows device and iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch over Wi-Fi.
Go to the Apple Devices app
on your Windows device.Select your Apple device in the sidebar.
If you connect your device to your Windows device using a USB or USB-C cable and don’t see the device in the sidebar, see If your iPhone, iPad, or iPod doesn’t appear in the sidebar.
Select Photos in the sidebar.
Note: When iCloud Photos is turned on, no photo syncing options appear when you click Photos in the sidebar.
Select the “Sync Photos to your device from” checkbox, then choose an option from the pop-up menu.
Select “All folders” or “Selected folders.” If you select “Selected folders,” select the checkboxes of the albums you want to sync in the Albums list.
Select the “Include videos” checkbox to include videos when syncing from a folder or photos library.
When you’re ready to sync, select Apply.
You can choose to sync your Windows device and your Apple device automatically whenever you connect them. See Turn automatic syncing on or off.
Before disconnecting your Apple device from your Windows device, select 
in the sidebar.
Remove automatically synced photos from your Apple device
You can remove an album or folder of photos from just your Apple device while keeping it on your Windows device.
Connect your Apple device to your Windows device. (You may also need to tap Trust on your Apple device.)
You can connect your device using a USB or USB-C cable or a Wi-Fi connection. See Sync content between your Windows device and iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch over Wi-Fi.
Go to the Apple Devices app
on your Windows device.Select your Apple device in the sidebar.
If you connect your device to your Windows device using a USB or USB-C cable and don’t see the device in the sidebar, see If your iPhone, iPad, or iPod doesn’t appear in the sidebar.
Select Photos in the sidebar.
In the folders list, deselect the checkbox of the albums or folders you want to remove.
Sync your Windows device with your Apple device.
WARNING: If you delete an automatically synced item from your Windows device, the deleted item is removed from your Apple device the next time you sync.
Before disconnecting your Apple device from your Windows device, select in the sidebar.