Hello, when I delete photos from the Mac photos app, they do not delete from my phone-- how do I get this to sync up? Would much rather delete form computer than phone as it is less tedious. Thanks
iPhone 8 Plus, iOS 14
iCloud Photos, as recommended by MichaelB2019, is the easiest way to let all changes you do on the Mac sync to the iPhone. The Photos Library on the Mac and on the iPhone will be always identical.
But you have to plan how to design the Photos Library you want to use with iCloud. The available storage on all synced devices and storage subscription for iCloud will be the bottle neck for your library size.
The iCloud Photos Library should be small enough to fit onto the device with the smallest storage and into your iCloud Storage subscription. If your current library is much larger, make a copy of the library to be used with iCloud and keep there only the favourites and the important albums you want to have on all your devices.
Alternately, if you are having a fast and reliable internet connection wherever you are going, consider to use the "Optimise Storage" feature. With "Optimize Storage" enabled you can have a larger library in iCloud than on your devices. But you will need an internet connection to work with your photos.
iCloud Photos, as recommended by MichaelB2019, is the easiest way to let all changes you do on the Mac sync to the iPhone. The Photos Library on the Mac and on the iPhone will be always identical.
But you have to plan how to design the Photos Library you want to use with iCloud. The available storage on all synced devices and storage subscription for iCloud will be the bottle neck for your library size.
The iCloud Photos Library should be small enough to fit onto the device with the smallest storage and into your iCloud Storage subscription. If your current library is much larger, make a copy of the library to be used with iCloud and keep there only the favourites and the important albums you want to have on all your devices.
Alternately, if you are having a fast and reliable internet connection wherever you are going, consider to use the "Optimise Storage" feature. With "Optimize Storage" enabled you can have a larger library in iCloud than on your devices. But you will need an internet connection to work with your photos.
Hi lsc92,
Thanks for coming to Apple Support Communities for help today. It sounds like you want to be able to delete a photo from your Mac and have it delete on your iPhone.
This occurs when you are using iCloud Photos. Here's how to Set up and use iCloud Photos.
Have a fantastic day!
thanks a bunch MichaelB2019 !
thanks léonie !! appreciate the info
Sync deleting mac photos to iPhone
