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Photos on Macbook Pro

How can I delete photos on MBP and keep them in iCloud for later retrieval back to MBP?

Posted on Sep 10, 2019 12:34 PM

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FoxFifth

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Posted on Sep 10, 2019 12:36 PM

iCloud Photos is a syncing service. Any photo you delete from a device where iCloud Photos is turned on will also be deleted from iCloud and from any other device connected to iCloud Photos. You can potentially reduce the storage space required on a device by turning on Optimize Storage. See: https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204264

Apple does not currently offer cloud-only storage for photos. If that is what you want or need, you may want to explore 3rd party options such as Google Photos or Dropbox.

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