HT204264: iCloud Photo Library

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benkis
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Q: The Photos Library appears and updates in my job's Mac

My Photos library shows on my work's Mac even though I didn't enable Photos on it.

I see the Library been updated when changes are made, but it is neither selected in iCloud preferences nor in Photos preferences.

Shouldn't it appear in Finder only when Photos is enabled on iCloud?

MacBook Pro, OS X El Capitan (10.11.5)

Posted on May 23, 2016 9:44 AM

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benkis

Q: The Photos Library appears and updates in my job's Mac

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  • by LarryHN,

    LarryHN LarryHN May 23, 2016 10:48 AM in response to benkis
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    Photos for Mac
    May 23, 2016 10:48 AM in response to benkis

    You need to explain

     

    Photos is included with every El Captain install and is not optional - and it does not need enabling

     

    If you launch it it will migrate the last used iPhoto library to Photos - is this what you are talking about?

     

    By default no iCloud services are activated and if they have been then it was done by someone using your computer - it is not automatic and unless you have activated one or more iCLoud services nothing you do on any computer or IOD device will affect this Mac

     

    LN

  • by benkis,

    benkis benkis May 24, 2016 3:32 PM in response to LarryHN
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    May 24, 2016 3:32 PM in response to LarryHN

    Thanks Larry,

     

    What I mean is that my work's Mac is not my main Mac, but I did connect my iCloud account to sync Contacts and Calendar, and download some of my apps.

     

    Photos is not activated, but I do see the Photos Library on the Images folder and it gets updated (I see the last modified date to change).

     

    Isn't this a little bit risky, that the library is laying there on my work's Mac and that at some point it could be opened there even though I didn't choose to sync it with this device?

     

    What would happen if I delete it from the Images folder? Would this erase my iCloud Photos library?

     

     

    Thanks

  • by LarryHN,

    LarryHN LarryHN May 24, 2016 4:19 PM in response to benkis
    Level 10 (84,217 points)
    Photos for Mac
    May 24, 2016 4:19 PM in response to benkis

    what are the iCloud setting in the system preferences and the Photos preferences for this Mac at wrok?

     

    LN

  • by benkis,

    benkis benkis May 25, 2016 10:26 AM in response to LarryHN
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    May 25, 2016 10:26 AM in response to LarryHN

    Hi,

     

    iCloud Preferences>Photos is unchecked, only iCloud Drive, Contacts and Safari.

    Photos Preferences:

    There is a Library Location, but in the iCloud Tab everything is unchecked.

     

    Don't remember if at some point during the last year I needed to transfer some photos for a presentation and sync the Library for that, but now everything is unchecked.