HT204264: iCloud Photo Library

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Medjoakono
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Q: iCLOUD Storage

I need to clear up some on my iPHONE and iPAD. If I delete all photos and videos from iCLOUD will they remain in my library on my iMAC.

iMac, iOS 5.0.1

Posted on Jul 14, 2015 6:10 AM

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Medjoakono

Q: iCLOUD Storage

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  • by Winston Churchill,

    Winston Churchill Winston Churchill Jul 14, 2015 6:44 AM in response to Medjoakono
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    Jul 14, 2015 6:44 AM in response to Medjoakono

    No, they will be deleted everywhere.

  • by Winston Churchill,

    Winston Churchill Winston Churchill Jul 14, 2015 6:45 AM in response to Medjoakono
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    Jul 14, 2015 6:45 AM in response to Medjoakono

    With iCloud photo enabled, you cannot delete a photo on one device without deleting it from every device that uses iCloud photo library. In order to save space on your mobile devices (and indeed your Mac if you wish to do so) turn on optimisation for photos on these devices (settings > photos & camera > optimise storage on your mobile device and Photo preferences > optimise storage on your Mac)


    Optimisation is dynamic, it reduces the resolution of your photos as and when needed, so you may not notice it occurring at first. However when it is needed, it is very effective and users have reported libraries being optimised to much less than 10% of their original size in some cases. My own library is about 9% of its original size on my phone.

  • by Medjoakono,

    Medjoakono Medjoakono Jul 14, 2015 6:57 AM in response to Winston Churchill
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    Jul 14, 2015 6:57 AM in response to Winston Churchill

    So all the photos in mu iCLOUD that I delete will be deleted from my permanent library on my iMAC? So when I take a photo with my iPhone and then download it onto the iMAC if I go back and delete that same photo from the iPHONE it deletes from the iMAC as well?

  • by Winston Churchill,

    Winston Churchill Winston Churchill Jul 14, 2015 7:21 AM in response to Medjoakono
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    Jul 14, 2015 7:21 AM in response to Medjoakono

    Yes.