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Where are the original photos I am downloading from iCloud stored on my Mac?

I turned off optimize my photo library as I want to store my original photos locally. I can't seem to find where the original images are being saved to on my MacBook. Is this something I can change?


MacBook Pro 13”, macOS 10.15

Posted on Sep 4, 2020 8:56 PM

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Posted on Sep 4, 2020 9:32 PM

It goes where other downloads go, into the Downloads folder.

I don't think you can change where it downloads your photos.

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Where are the original photos I am downloading from iCloud stored on my Mac?

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