Icloud storage jam

Good afternoon,
Please excuse me if this problem was discussed , I'm not very familiar with Apple community.
So , I have an iphone 4 for about a year and a half . During this time I've made and deleted a lot of photos . 2 Weeks ago I've recieved a mail from Icloud that my storage is allmost full.
I used the Icloud software on my PC and saw that My Iphone has 4.8 GB of photos . I tried to download all these photos to my PC , to empty the storage , but every time I pressed "apply" , the destination folder was always empty.
I gave up , I've deleted the storage , Everything was ok , untill yesterday , when I eceved again the mail from Icloud , and noticed that my photos were back in the storage.
Is there any way I can save these photos? And if not , How can I make this problem stop reappearing?
Thank you in advance.

Hey alex.judoka01,
Welcome to Apple Support Communities, and thanks for the question. It sounds like your main goal is to get your photos from your iPhone to your computer, and the following document can help you do that on your PC:
iOS: Importing personal photos and videos from iOS devices to your computer
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht4083
Have a great day,
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