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I am switching phones tomorrow. I've got quite a few photos that are not downloaded on my iCloud due to storage. I have deleted over 3 thousand photos lol and don't want to part with anymore. how can I keep them all on my MacBook and erase them from my iPhone?
iPhone SE, iOS 14
When an iPhone and Mac are signed with same Apple ID and password on the same network and photos box is turned as on the photos will sync , if photos are deleted from iCloud.com they will get deleted from iPhone and Mac .
In Mac set up photo library and its preferences see the articles
Set up and use iCloud Photos - Apple Supportsupport.apple.com › en-in
Change preferences in Photos on Mac - Apple Supportsupport.apple.com › en-in › guide › photos › mac
System Photo Library overview for Photos on Mac - Apple ...support.apple.com › guide › photos › mac
When photos are hundred percent synced , sign out Apple ID from an iPhone .
Sign out of iCloud on your iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, Apple TV ...support.apple.com › en-in
And sign in with new Apple ID and password that is created with you in the past .
Sign in with your Apple ID - Apple Supportsupport.apple.com › en-in
Then share photos from Mac to iPhone .
The Apple ID and password are totally different in iphone and mac if you delete photos from mac or icloud the photos will be not deleted from iPhone .
The invitation has to be accepted to receive photos ( has to be subscribed ).
Your previous old photos are in primary icloud account and are not lost as they are saved on Mac .
Hence photos are in iPhone as well in Mac - this method was according to your original title - How do I delete photos from my iCloud account but leave them on my iMac and iPhone .
When an iPhone and Mac are signed with same Apple ID and password on the same network and photos box is turned as on the photos will sync , if photos are deleted from iCloud.com they will get deleted from iPhone and Mac .
In Mac set up photo library and its preferences see the articles
Set up and use iCloud Photos - Apple Supportsupport.apple.com › en-in
Change preferences in Photos on Mac - Apple Supportsupport.apple.com › en-in › guide › photos › mac
System Photo Library overview for Photos on Mac - Apple ...support.apple.com › guide › photos › mac
When photos are hundred percent synced , sign out Apple ID from an iPhone .
Sign out of iCloud on your iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, Apple TV ...support.apple.com › en-in
And sign in with new Apple ID and password that is created with you in the past .
Sign in with your Apple ID - Apple Supportsupport.apple.com › en-in
Then share photos from Mac to iPhone .
The Apple ID and password are totally different in iphone and mac if you delete photos from mac or icloud the photos will be not deleted from iPhone .
The invitation has to be accepted to receive photos ( has to be subscribed ).
Your previous old photos are in primary icloud account and are not lost as they are saved on Mac .
Hence photos are in iPhone as well in Mac - this method was according to your original title - How do I delete photos from my iCloud account but leave them on my iMac and iPhone .
how can I keep all my photos on my computer and delete them off my iPhone? My MacBook has the storage but my iPhone does not
