Brian Ansorge
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Q: How can I keep ORIGINAL photos on my Mac, but choose ONLY specific copies to store on iCloud?

How can I keep ORIGINAL photos on my Mac, but choose specific copies to STORE on iCloud?

MacBook Pro, OS X El Capitan (10.11.3), iPhone 4s

Posted on Feb 24, 2016 4:49 AM

by dialabrain,Apple recommended
dialabrain dialabrain
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A:

One method would be to log in to icloud.com > Photos click the Upload button and choose the ones you want to store there.

Posted on Jul 4, 2016 6:18 AM

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Q: How can I keep ORIGINAL photos on my Mac, but choose ONLY specific copies to store on iCloud?

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  • by Brian Ansorge,

    Brian Ansorge Brian Ansorge Feb 24, 2016 4:54 AM in response to Brian Ansorge
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    Feb 24, 2016 4:54 AM in response to Brian Ansorge

    In other words, I just want to be able to sync a SUBSET of my complete Photo Library with other devices ... "in the Cloud."

     

    A shame I have to rely on Dropbox so much.

     

    I want to leave ALL my photos where OS X seems to want them, in my Pictures folder in my "User" Folder. Dropbox forces me to keep DUPLICATES in a special "Dropbox" folder. So, yes, there is a kludgy way to do it.

     

    It would be nicer if Apple would simply get their act together and allow me to SPECIFY what files I upload COPIES of into to "Cloud" and still have the originals.

  • by patrick Cox,

    patrick Cox patrick Cox Jul 4, 2016 5:36 AM in response to Brian Ansorge
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    Jul 4, 2016 5:36 AM in response to Brian Ansorge

    Hi,

    I am surprised no one answered your question.  I have the same question.  Did you ever figure this out?  Apple seems to be all about selling cloud storage these days.  I am starting to get frustrated with Apple.

  • by dialabrain,Apple recommended

    dialabrain dialabrain Jul 4, 2016 6:18 AM in response to patrick Cox
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    Jul 4, 2016 6:18 AM in response to patrick Cox

    One method would be to log in to icloud.com > Photos click the Upload button and choose the ones you want to store there.