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How to empty trash in photos on Mac?

Hello everyone,


I am deleting photos off of my MacBook Pro and I don't know where I can permanently delete the photos from my iCloud storage. On my iPhone 7, I can see an option to permanently delete photos instead of them deleting in 30 days and that clears some space from my iCloud.

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Posted on Apr 6, 2021 9:27 PM

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Posted on Apr 6, 2021 9:49 PM

When photo library and its preferences are set up in Mac .

Set up and use iCloud Photos - Apple Support

Change preferences in Photos on Mac - Apple Support

System Photo Library overview for Photos on Mac - Apple Support

The photos can be deleted from recently deleted Delete photos or recover deleted ones in Photos on Mac - Apple Support

The second way is enter www.icloud.com from a web browser with account credentials in photos section see the article Delete and recover photos and videos on iCloud.com - Apple Support



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How to empty trash in photos on Mac?

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