Photos Synced from finder will be removed - ICloud storage

You can tell which photos have been synced from a computer in two ways:

• The synced photos are in albums that are shown in the "From my Mac" section in the list of albums.
• Photos that have been synced are limited, because they have not been saved to Photos like the photos you take with the Camera.app on your device or save from other apps to Photos. For example, synced Photos cannot be directly deleted. You are seeing no trash can button when you select a synced photo. And before you can edit it, you have to save a copy to Photos.

TAS2024 wrote:

• I am considering to used iCloud storage for my Photos: When I go to iOS and turn iCloud on, it warns me that "Photos Synced from Finder will be Removed". Syncing photos via Finder is not supported with iCloud Photos is turned on. Over 6000 photos will be removed."

I clearly do not whish to risk losing a potential of 6000 photo memories, thus:

What does this warning refer to?

Exactly what it says. You can either sync using iCloud or sync using your computer (finder), but not both.

• What exactly is "syncing from Finder"?

The method through which your photos were currently added to your device. You connected it to your computer and selected. the albums to sync.

• and most important: how can I identify which 6000 photos I am likely to lose?

It would be every image on your phone. They would all be replaced with those in iCloud.

If you have photos that you did not sync to your Mac, you should sync first. Then, backup your Mac photo library (just in case). Finally, sync your Mac to iCloud so all of your photos sync and then turn on sync. on your iPhone. Viola, everything is synced using iCloud. Changes made on. any device willl apply to all devices.