QUESTION: Is it possible to download files based on date?

[attzonko]

Summary

I see the setting where you can specify to download the N most recent photos. Is it possible to download all the most recent photos taken over the last 30 days, or since a specific date?

Context

I would like to automate this to sync my icloud photos periodically grabbing all the photos since the last sync point. I realize it doesn't re-download photos which are already present, however, my use case is that the pictures get moved/renamed from the raw download area to a different area.

[menkej]

Currently this is not possible. Someone feel free to add this feature and submit a pull request.

[raleighlittles]

@attzonko What exactly do you mean by this?

I realize it doesn't re-download photos which are already present

How do you know the tool doesn't re-download photos/videos that are already downloaded?

[Jonnypleasehelp]

Yes I have early photos from 2004

[Brett-StrayThought]

I really want this feature request too. I want to copy images equal to or later than a date specified. Allows me to sync my media library (which is processed, renamed and replicated to other places) periodically.

[AndreyNikiforov]

@attzonko @Brett-StrayThought IIUC you download photos, then reorg/move them locally, and at the next sync want to download newly added photos. If you uploaded to iCloud.com some photos taken years ago (date_created is old), they are still downloaded during next icloudpd run.

How do you coordinate icloudpd runs and reorg of your libraries? I suspect it has to be very tight orchestration between the two, which most likely means manual runs.

[gfody]

issue #660 could be way to support this workflow, assuming the internal state of a Copy command contained all the information it needed to discern between remote and local moves & renames