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cornelia209 Author

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If I drag photos on desktop to trash do they get deleted from photos?

MacBook Pro 15″, macOS 11.1

Posted on May 5, 2022 5:01 AM

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léonie

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Posted on May 5, 2022 5:54 AM

That will depend on the way you are importing your photos to Photos.

Check the Photos > Preferences > General > Importing. Is the checkmark "Importing: Copy items to the Photos Library" enabled? If yes, you can delete the photos from your Desktop, as any imported photo in Photos has a separate copy in your Photos Library.

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