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Q: photos

I'm having trouble with the new iPhoto app on my computer, was wondering if anybody can help?

basically whenever i upload my photos onto my laptop and then delete them off my iPhone, to save storage, they delete off of my laptop.. I've lost so many photos recently because i didn't know this was a thing..

thank you for any help x

MacBook Pro, OS X Yosemite (10.10.1)

Posted on May 23, 2016 10:50 AM

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  • by léonie,

    léonie léonie May 23, 2016 11:01 AM in response to rumor.duffy
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    May 23, 2016 11:01 AM in response to rumor.duffy

    This looks like you were syncing the photos libraries on your Mav and the iPhone.

     

    Check, if iCloud Photo Library is enabled on your iPhone and your Mac.  If you are syncing with iCloud Photo Library on both devices, the syncing will make the libraries on both devices identical. If you delete on one device, the photo will be removed from iCloud and all other devices.

     

    iCloud Photo Library is enabled in the Phoros > Preferences  > iCloud.  Check this setting.

     

    if you want to use iCloud Photo Library, but need to save storage on the iPhone, don't delete any photos.  Enable the setting "Optimize Storage" on the iPhone. Then only thumbnails will been your iPhone, no photos, and the photos will download from iCloud if you want to use them.

     

    This link explains, how iCloud Photo Library works:    iCloud Photo Library FAQ - Apple Support

  • by LarryHN,

    LarryHN LarryHN May 23, 2016 11:58 AM in response to rumor.duffy
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    May 23, 2016 11:58 AM in response to rumor.duffy

    We need to know what you have (if you really have OS X 10.10.1 you are very far out of date - the current software is OS X 10.11.5 and Photos 1.5)  and what your iCloud settings are on the Mac and the iPhone

     

    If you are using ICPL then what you describe is how it works - the entire purpose of ICPL is to keep all devices exactly the same and all additions, deletions or edits made on any device are made on all devices

     

    For devices with limited storage you do not delete photos but you set to use optimized photos on that device in the iCLoud preferences

     

    LN