I'm running out of space on iCloud. I do not wish to purchase additional space. I would like to download all my photos from iCloud to my MAC and then remove them from iCloud. How do I do this?
iMac, macOS High Sierra (10.13.6)
To delete them from iCloud, after doing the above, reopen Photos with the option/alt key held down and create a new system Library. After syncing, you can now delete photos from your computer while maintaining a master copy on the computer. When you have finished deleting and the delete has synced, you can delete the Library.
Then reopen Photos with the option/alt key held down and select your original Library.
The only other way I am aware of is to do a manual delete at iCloud.com/Photos. Hold down the command while selecting the photos. Then click the Trash Can. You can also try selecting a moment, then click the Share button, and then cancelling the Share. The photos should remain selected.
in photos preferences set iCloud Photo Library to download all originals (not optimized photos) and once the sync is complete turn ICPL off
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How do i download all the photos in iCloud back to my MAC and then stop sharing photos to iCloud?
