Do you erase photos and videos from your iMac if they are stored in the cloud?

I need more space on my iMac. My photo's and video's are stored in iCloud, however, I think they are still using space on my iMac. Can I delete them from my iMac? It makes me very nervous!

iMac 21.5″ 4K, macOS 12.5

Posted on Dec 28, 2022 8:55 PM

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Posted on Dec 28, 2022 9:47 PM

No. You can turn on optimize storage in the iCloud Drive settings and in Photos settings.

You can move your Photos Library to an external drive in the settings.

Move your Photos library to save space on your Mac - Apple Support


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Dec 28, 2022 9:47 PM in response to kbitzin

No. You can turn on optimize storage in the iCloud Drive settings and in Photos settings.

You can move your Photos Library to an external drive in the settings.

Move your Photos library to save space on your Mac - Apple Support


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