Synchronisation of photos and video from iPhone to Mac Photos app without iCloud

I currently have iCloud and actively use the Photos library to view all photos synced from my iPhone. Because I am running out of space on iCloud and do not need the backup, I decided I will turn off iCloud completely.


Now I want to know if my photos and videos will keep being synced from my iPhone to my Mac Photo library.


How do I set it up so that all my photos and videos taken on my iPhone can keep getting automatically and wirelessly synced to my Photos in Mac, and do I have certainty that after I turn off iCloud services, all the files that have been sent to my Mac will not get deleted from my devices - and in fact how do I tell if all files are actually synced by being saved on my Mac itself or if through the Photo app I see them in my Mac only when they are on iCloud?


Can I delete some photos from iCloud and free it up while I move them to my Mac offline storage? - So that I still see them still at the same place in my Photo library on my Mac after they are no longer saved in iCloud.

iPhone 14 Pro, iOS 16

Posted on Jun 10, 2023 12:19 PM

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Jun 10, 2023 5:21 PM in response to Jana799

Jana799 wrote:

I currently have iCloud and actively use the Photos library to view all photos synced from my iPhone. Because I am running out of space on iCloud and do not need the backup, I decided I will turn off iCloud completely.

Now I want to know if my photos and videos will keep being synced from my iPhone to my Mac Photo library.

How do I set it up so that all my photos and videos taken on my iPhone can keep getting automatically and wirelessly synced to my Photos in Mac, and do I have certainty that after I turn off iCloud services, all the files that have been sent to my Mac will not get deleted from my devices - and in fact how do I tell if all files are actually synced by being saved on my Mac itself or if through the Photo app I see them in my Mac only when they are on iCloud?

Can I delete some photos from iCloud and free it up while I move them to my Mac offline storage? - So that I still see them still at the same place in my Photo library on my Mac after they are no longer saved in iCloud.

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