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how to delete photos on your mac without deleting them off your phone

how to delete photos on your mac without deleting them off your phone

MacBook Pro 13", macOS 10.14

Posted on Feb 6, 2020 10:14 AM

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Posted on Feb 7, 2020 6:14 PM

How are you syncing the devices?


Are you using iCloud Photos on both devices with matching Apple ID? If so, then you cannot do what you want, as the whole purpose of iCloud Photos is to keep the same set of photos (and videos) on all of the devices connected to the same Apple ID.


If you are using some other sync mechanism, please tell us which one. Examples could include My Photo Stream or USB cable connection with Image Capture or iTunes.

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Feb 7, 2020 6:14 PM in response to tsoda7

How are you syncing the devices?


Are you using iCloud Photos on both devices with matching Apple ID? If so, then you cannot do what you want, as the whole purpose of iCloud Photos is to keep the same set of photos (and videos) on all of the devices connected to the same Apple ID.


If you are using some other sync mechanism, please tell us which one. Examples could include My Photo Stream or USB cable connection with Image Capture or iTunes.

how to delete photos on your mac without deleting them off your phone

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