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iCloud Photos sets Library to Referenced?

In this thread,

https://discussions.apple.com/thread/255316495

It turned out that the OP's library was set to referenced.


When you turn on iCloud Photos does it automagically set the library to referenced? After all, that is what the iCloud Photos basically does, right? Puts the originals on the cloud and simply references them.


Personally, I don't use iCloud Photos and have no desire too, so this is simply to give advice to other posters.

MacBook Air 13″, macOS 11.6

Posted on Dec 4, 2023 7:04 AM

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Dec 4, 2023 10:50 AM in response to Keith Barkley

As muguy says, no it does not set the library to referenced, as the iCloud Photo library does not work with referenced files. So the second part of that,


After all, that is what the iCloud Photos basically does, right? Puts the originals on the cloud and simply references them.


Is also not true. It manages copies of te files in the Cloud.

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