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I was setting up my new MacBook and it looks likes iCloud Photos was enabled.
The MacBook downloaded a bunch of photos on to the local hard drive that I didn’t want there.
How I can I remove the photos on the MacBook without losing them on my other devices where I would like to keep them.
Thanks
re: So after I turn off iCloud photos on my MacBook can I delete the photos on my MacBook with them being erased on other devices? -- yes
re: What happens if I turn iCloud photos back on a few months from now? Will the photos I deleted now, be erased on all devices with iCloud photos turned on? -- No; photos on the Mac will sync to the other devices and the other devices will sync to the Mac (note that I have not personally tested that)
re: So after I turn off iCloud photos on my MacBook can I delete the photos on my MacBook with them being erased on other devices? -- yes
re: What happens if I turn iCloud photos back on a few months from now? Will the photos I deleted now, be erased on all devices with iCloud photos turned on? -- No; photos on the Mac will sync to the other devices and the other devices will sync to the Mac (note that I have not personally tested that)
So after I turn off iCloud photos on my MacBook can I delete the photos on my MacBook with them being erased on other devices?
What happens if I turn iCloud photos back on a few months from now? Will the photos I deleted now, be erased on all devices with iCloud photos turned on?
See the information in the "How do I turn off iCloud Photos on only one device?" section of Get help with iCloud Photos - Apple Support
Removing iCloud Photos from Single Device
