Q: If I turn on iCloud Photo library, does my local Photo library on my iMac still remain intact and still receive new photos and videos as well?
I was using iCloud Photo Library until I received a message that my storage was almost full on my iPhone and I could no longer take new photos or video. I wanted to delete photos and videos from my phone to free up storage space, but it became unclear whether or not deleting my files on my phone would also result in them being deleted from the iCloud library as well. So I decided to turn off iCloud Photo Library and downloaded it back to my iMac (as I was given 20 days to do so).
I was under the impression that my local Photos library on my iMac would always remain in-tact and updated independently of the iCloud Photo library. Is this not true?
All of the help files on this subject only ever mention "Uploading" and "Downloading" to and from iCloud, but there is nothing that confirms my local Photos library will alway remain in-tact and current. Can someone please confirm this?
iMac, OS X Mavericks (10.9.2), Aperature 3.2.4, iPhoto 9.5.1
Posted on Mar 19, 2016 11:19 AM
FortunatoMedia wrote:
Thank you Mr. Apple.
So from your response I gather that my current configuration is safest for me. I have iCloud Photo Library turned off on my iPhone and also turned off on my iMac, but I do have Photostream turned on. So whenever I dock my iPhone and let it synchronize with my iMac, it loads my latest photos and videos to my iMac's Photo library.
Photo stream doesn't require you to 'Dock' your phone. Providing photo stream is enabled on both devices and they have a wifi connection, the photos in photo stream will sync over air.
except for the fact that only some of my shared folders re-populated, while others now site empty in Photos on my iMac.
Shared albums are another matter altogether, shared albums are controlled by the iCloud Photo sharing settings not iCloud photo library or photo stream settings
if anyone can just give me a "Yes" or "No" answer:
Assuming iCloud Photo Library is turned ON on both my iPhone and my iMac, is the Photo Library that is stored locally on my iMac merely COPIED to the iCloud and therefore never really in any danger of being overwritten or deleted from when photos and movies are deleted from my iPhone?
There isn't just a danger of a photo or video being deleted from your Mac if you delete it from your phone, if you have iCloud photo library enabled it will be deleted, that's exactly what it is supposed to do.
Posted on Mar 21, 2016 3:04 AM