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I hate the memories feature of the photos app. I do not want it to make ANY memories for me. If I delete all of my photos from the library can I be free of this feature? I would be happy to delete the whole app and just save my photos elsewhere if that is the only way to stop this. Can apple please make this memory thing and option that we can choose not to have? This involves all my devices but it only let me choose one.
iMac 27″, macOS 10.13
The Photos.app is a part of the system and protected by the system on the mac. You cannot delete it on a Mac, but you can remove the photos Library and not feed Photos with data. To prevent the creation of memories avoid the creation of a System Photos Library. Try to use only libraries, that have not been enabled as a system Photos Library. You could also discourage Photos by marking all created Memories with “suggest less”, before you delete them. Disable all notifications about memories and never look at the Memory folder.
The Photos.app is a part of the system and protected by the system on the mac. You cannot delete it on a Mac, but you can remove the photos Library and not feed Photos with data. To prevent the creation of memories avoid the creation of a System Photos Library. Try to use only libraries, that have not been enabled as a system Photos Library. You could also discourage Photos by marking all created Memories with “suggest less”, before you delete them. Disable all notifications about memories and never look at the Memory folder.
If you empty the Photos Library, your photos are gone. You could simply move the Photos Library to a separate volume, that is not always mounted, to save your photos, then create a new, empty Photos Library as your System Photos Library and Photos will no be able to find anything to create memories from.
Thank you! I guess the quickest solution will be to empty out the photos Library. If only they would make the memories feature an option. Thanks again!
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