I don't want my photos to sync to my mac

Is there a way I can disable my photos from being uploaded or synced to my Mac?

iMac, OS X 10.11

Posted on Apr 22, 2021 9:07 AM

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Old Toad

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Apr 22, 2021 10:00 AM in response to MeeksCheeks

Yes. On both your iPhone and Mac turn off "My Photo Stream". Also disable iCloud Library on both if you currently have it enabled.

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