My storage is maxed out. If I have iCloud turned on for photos, can I delete those photos from my Mac and they will remain in the cloud? Or does deleting from one device remove them from the cloud?
iMac 24″, macOS 15.3
Deleting from a device where iCloud Photos is turned on will delete them from that device, from iCloud and from all other devices synced with iCloud Photos.
You can free up space on the Mac by turning on the following setting in the Mac Photos app: Open the Photos app, click the menu item named Photos, click Settings< click iCloud at the top of the Settings window, turn on Optimize Mac Storage (read the fine print there -- see example below; note that Optimize Storage is off in that example)
using iCloud to free up space on my mac
