How to Turn off Icloud Photos on Mac?

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On your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch , go to Settings > [your name] > iCloud > Photos, then turn off iCloud Photos.
On your Mac, open the Photos app, then choose Photos > Preferences, then click iCloud, then deselect iCloud Photos.

What Happens if I Turn off ICloud Photos on my Mac?

After you turn off iCloud Photo Library, the Photos app on your Mac cant access your iCloud library, and any edits you make to photos on your Mac wont appear on your other devices. Your library remains in iCloud and available to other devices that use iCloud Photo Library.

How do I Turn off ICloud Photos on my Mac Without Deleting Everything?

On your Mac, open Photos .
Tap Preferences.
Tap the iCloud tab.
Ensure iCloud Photo Library and Download Originals are selected.

What Happens when you Disable ICloud Photos?

If you turn off iCloud on your iPhone only, all of the photos in your iPhone will remain. You can also access your photos on the connected devices or on iCloud. But, a newly taken image will no longer be saved on iCloud.

Will Disabling ICloud Photos Delete my Photos?

Summary. To summarize, turning off iCloud Photos will not delete existing photos from iCloud. However, they may be deleted from iPhone/iPad depending on the above two settings. If you accidentally turn off iCloud Photos, dont worry for your data is safe on iCloud even if it disappears from your iPhone/iPad.

What Happens when you Turn on ICloud Photos?

When you turn on iCloud Photos, your photos and videos automatically upload to iCloud. Theyre not duplicated in your iCloud backup , so you should keep backup copies of your library. Or you can import your library to your Mac or PC.

How do I Turn off ICloud Without Deleting Everything on my Mac?

How to turn off the iCloud drive without losing files on my Mac Quora. Go to Apple Menu > System Preferences > iCloud > iCloud Drive > "Options" and UNcheck the "Desktop & Documents Folders" checkbox.

Will I Lose my Photos if I Turn off ICloud?

If you turn off iCloud Photo stream on the device, Photo stream, and the images in the stream folder, are removed from the device, BUT NOT FROM iCloud. If you have any other devices using iCloud photo stream, they will not be impacted. You can also delete from photo stream, just like any folder.

How do I Turn on ICloud Photos on my Mac?

On your Mac, choose Apple menu > System Preferences, click Apple ID, then click iCloud. Select Photos, then enter your Mac user account password if prompted. Click the Options button, then select iCloud Photos. If you dont see the Options button, open the Photos app to turn on iCloud Photos.

How do I Turn off ICloud Photos on Macbook?

On your Mac, open System Preferences.
Click iCloud.
Next to Photos, click Options.
Deselect iCloud Photos.

How do I Disable Photo Library on Mac?

On your Mac, go to System Preferences > iCloud > Options next to Photos.
Deselect iCloud Photo Library.