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I want to free up space on my computer which is why I purchased extra iCloud storage. However, if I would then delete the photos on my computer, it seems they will delete on iCloud. Am I missing something here. Do I need to store what I want to save in Dropbox or Google? Help!
iMac (21.5-inch, Late 2013), OS X Mavericks (10.9.4)
With iCloud Photo Library enabled, you cannot delete a photo on one device (or at iCloud.com) without deleting it from every device that uses iCloud photo library (and iCloud.com). 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.
how do you delete files from my computer WITHOUT having them deleted from icloud?
