Why Delete items box is disappear in photo app on Mac?
When I connected my iPhone to my MacBook Pro and I opened Photo app on Mac. But Delete items box in Mac photo app is disappeared. Why?
MacBook Pro 13″, macOS 11.1
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The "Delete items" is only available, if iCloud Photos is not enabled on the iPhone. The reason is, that the items are stored on iCloud and only mirrored on your device. It would not make any sense to delete the photos from iCloud when you are importing directly from the iCloud.
If you did not enable iCloud Photos intentionally, check the Settings > Your Name > iCloud > Photos. It may have become enabled by default after a system upgrade.
If you are using iCloud Photos on the iPhone, it would be more reliable to download the photos using iCloud, as you will be getting random results, when you try to import manually. The Mac will only be seeing the items that are mirrored locally on the iPhone and is not able to tell reliably, which photos have already been imported.
