Q: I want to store my photos on my Mac but not have them upload to iCloud on my phone. How?
I recently updated my iPhone 6 and my Mac to Yosemite. I want all the photos on my computer to stay there and not upload to iCloud. I turned off the iCloud setting, but since I have Photo Stream on, it keeps adding all the computer photos back onto my phone. How can I keep them separate?
How can I then send my phone photos to my computer?
Thanks!!
MacBook Pro (13-inch Mid 2012)
Posted on Nov 5, 2015 7:29 AM
If you disable My Photo Stream what photos are on the iPhone will stay on the iPhone and those on the Mac will stay on the Mac. There will be no sharing of photos between those devices. Any time you want to put your iPhone photos on your Mac you'll have to connect the iPhone via its USB cable, launch Photos and import into your library.
These two Apple documents describe My Photo Stream in detail:
My Photo Stream FAQ - Apple Support
My Photo Stream and iCloud Photo Sharing limits - Apple Support
Posted on Nov 5, 2015 9:56 AM


