how do i delete photos and movies permanently

How do you delete select photos or movies on iMac permanently. Because of iCloud they keep coming back.

PowerMac, OS X El Capitan (10.11.6)

Posted on Sep 17, 2016 8:45 AM

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Sep 17, 2016 9:53 AM in response to Winston Churchill

To , delete photos :

  • Select iCloud Photo Library on the left, then click “Disable iCloud Photo Library and delete photos and videos from iCloud in 30 days” on the right. You can also use the Photos app to delete individual photos and videos from iCloud Photo Library.

    Note: Deleted photos and videos are placed in the Recently Deleted album on your Mac, where they remain for 30 days. After that, items are permanently removed from all your devices set up for iCloud Photo Library. You can use Photos to recover or remove recently deleted items from your Mac before the 30-day time period is up.

  • Permanently remove all documents and data for an app: Select an app on the left, then click the Delete Documents and Data button on the right. Instead of that button, some apps have instructions on the right for removing documents and data from iCloud.

    WARNING: If you delete an app’s documents and data, they’re removed immediately from iCloud, all your devices set up for iCloud Drive, and the iCloud Drive app on iCloud.com.


    Thanks !

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