HT202303: iCloud security and privacy overview

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bro4nne
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Q: if I move my photos from my macbook air to the icloud storage can I remove them from my mac hard drive without them being moved from the icloud?

If I move my photos from my macbook air to the icloud storage can I remove them from my mac hard drive without them being moved from the icloud?

MacBook Air, OS X El Capitan (10.11.3)

Posted on Mar 22, 2016 7:10 PM

by Eric Root,Solvedanswer
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Simple answer is no. iCloud is a syncing system, not an external storage system. If you delete them from the device/Computer  they will be deleted from iCloud. For the computer, go to Photos/Preferences/iCloud. That will reduce the space required by about 90% when fully effective.  

Posted on Mar 24, 2016 12:31 PM

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  • by pedro d,

    pedro d pedro d Mar 24, 2016 7:29 AM in response to bro4nne
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    Mar 24, 2016 7:29 AM in response to bro4nne

    Hello there, bfo4nne.

     

    It sounds like you're trying to manage your iCloud storage to save space on your MacBook Air's hard drive. The following Knowledge Base article provides a well rounded explanation of managing iCloud storage:

     

    Manage your iCloud storage

     

    Thanks for reaching out to Apple Support Communities.

     

    Sincerely.

  • by Eric Root,Solvedanswer

    Eric Root Eric Root Mar 24, 2016 12:31 PM in response to bro4nne
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    Mar 24, 2016 12:31 PM in response to bro4nne

    Simple answer is no. iCloud is a syncing system, not an external storage system. If you delete them from the device/Computer  they will be deleted from iCloud. For the computer, go to Photos/Preferences/iCloud. That will reduce the space required by about 90% when fully effective.