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Mac Storage and Photos

If I unlink my mac from iCloud, can I then delete the photos and videos from mac to free up storage without deleting from iCloud?

MacBook

Posted on Jan 18, 2021 10:35 AM

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Posted on Jan 19, 2021 6:35 AM

No, because iCloud on your Mac is a sync service.

You can

  • Open Photos, Preferences, iCloud and enable Optimize storage

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Mac Storage and Photos

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