lylewgray
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Q: Icloud photos vs. Imac photos; primary?

A standard question I'm sure. How do I make my Imac photos the "primary" set of photos so that Icloud photos show the same Files? I recently deleted a batch from my Imac photos however they still show up in Icloud photos and IOS device photos. (Iphone and Ipad)

 

Thanks.

iMac (27-inch, Late 2012), OS X Mavericks (10.9.1), 16 GB Memory

Posted on Oct 13, 2016 12:31 PM

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Q: Icloud photos vs. Imac photos; primary?

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  • by léonie,Helpful

    léonie léonie Oct 13, 2016 1:41 PM in response to lylewgray
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    Oct 13, 2016 1:41 PM in response to lylewgray

    iCloud Photo Library can only sync with your System Photo Library.  While viewing the library on your iMac open the Photos Preferences > General. If your library is the System Photo Library, the option "Use as System Photo Library" should be grayed out.

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    lylewgray lylewgray Oct 13, 2016 1:44 PM in response to léonie
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    Oct 13, 2016 1:44 PM in response to léonie

    I think I uncovered my issue....I changed ICloud ID's (had both a XX@me.com and XX@icloud.com) which was creating synch issues with all devices....my photos are still uploading to Icloud...takes awhile at 50K photos...thus the libraries are still synching. thank you