I cleaned my file of Photos in my iMac but my copy in iCloud keeps all the photos how can I update iCloud?

I cleaned my file of Photos in my iMac but my copy in iCloud keeps all the photos how can I update iCloud?

iMac (24-inch Early 2009), OS X El Capitan (10.11.4)

Posted on Apr 4, 2016 2:42 PM

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Apr 4, 2016 3:02 PM in response to agomezes

Did you delete them according to the following:


Deleting Photos from a Photos 1.5 Library


1 - regardless of where you are in the library, i.e. Moments, Collections, albums, smart albums or projects, select the photo(s) you want to delete and use the key combination of Command+Delete to move the photos to the Recently Deleted smart album.


2 - click on the Recently Deleted smart albums in the sidebar.


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NOTE 1: If you're using Photos 1.2 or earlier use the File ➙ Show Recently Deleted menu option.


3 - in the Recently Deleted album you can opt to let the photo automatically delete after the 30 day waiting period is up, delete them immediately or restore them to the library.


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NOTE 2: deleting a photo from an album, slideshow, book, etc., with the Delete key only deletes the photo from that item. There is no key combination that will delete a photo from a project and move it directly to the Recently Deleted smart album.


NOTE 3: Deleting a photo from a Moment or Collection (the Photos window) or the All Photos window deletes ALL occurences of that photo in the library.

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