

To select multiple photos, hold the Command key down while you click on images. Select Photos, then click Turn Off and Delete. On your Mac, go to Apple menu > System Preferences, then click Apple ID. The photos will be removed from the Mac but will stay in cloud. On the Mac, open System Preferences > iCloud > Remove the check mark from Photos > If asked whether to delete photos from the Mac, select Yes. How do I Remove Photos from my Mac but Keep them in ICloud? That sends the photo to your Recently Deleted album instantly. But you can sidestep that annoying dialog with this simple trick: press CommandDelete instead of Delete on its own. Youve done the dance: select a photo, press Delete, and press Return when Photos asks if you want to delete the photo. How do I Delete Photos on my Mac Quickly? Press the Delete key on your keyboard or rightclick and select Delete Photo. How do you Delete Multiple Pictures on a Mac? This will disconnect the photos from iCloud, allowing the photos to be deleted off of the computer but not iCloud.

Click on Apple ID, then iCloud, and then uncheck Photos to turn off iCloud sync. To delete photos from a Mac computer, but not iCloud, open System Preferences. How do I Delete Photos from my Mac and not ICloud? If youre using iCloud Photo Library on your iOS device, Image Capture disables the Delete button, as iCloud manages all the images and videos stored on that iOS device. Why you cant use the Image Capture Mac app to delete photos on your iOS devices. Go to Image in the menu bar > Remove Photos from Album. How do I Delete Photos from Photo Library on Mac?Ĭlick the My Photo Stream album in the sidebar.Ĭlick the photos that you want to delete. Rightclick on the selected images and select Delete from the dropdown menu, or press the Delete key. Alternatively, hold Shift to select a range of photos or Cmd to select multiple individual photos.
