HT204486: Use Photos and iCloud Photo Library on multiple Mac computers

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Q: I lost albums from iPhoto to Photo.  Last night I was watching the screen saver on my ITV - and there were the photos!  I did something, and now my ITV is displaying my current photo stream.  Where are the photos?  I am totally confused.

I lost albums from iPhoto to Photo.  Last night I was watching the screen saver on my ITV - and there were the lost photos!  I did something, and now my ITV is displaying my current photo stream.  Where are the lost photos?  I am totally confused.  How do I know if I have pictures on the cloud?  I have not bought any space.  Thank you.

iMac, OS X Yosemite (10.10.5)

Posted on Apr 19, 2016 7:40 PM

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  • by léonie,

    léonie léonie Apr 19, 2016 10:02 PM in response to thankful4help
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    Apr 19, 2016 10:02 PM in response to thankful4help
      I did something,

    Can you try to remember in more detail, what you did?

     

    You mention the albums were lost in he transition from iPhoto to Photos. Your photos should be in your Photos Library in your Pictures folder.  Which photos is the Photos.app on your Mac showing, when you launch Photos?

     

    How do I know if I have pictures on the cloud?  I have not bought any space.

    You may have photos in the cloud, if you enabled the Photos > Preferences > iCloud > Photo Library.   What are your preferences in Photos?