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<blockquote data-quote="IWT" data-source="post: 1917650" data-attributes="member: 83420"><p>In my response to you, please don’t be offended if I comment on misunderstandings.</p><p></p><p>Here is where we are.</p><p></p><ol> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Your iPhone is close to full.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">You want to offload your 800 photos - well not actually, as it turns out later; what you really want is to choose which of the 800 to delete - and even delete is not the right word. You want to retain all of them, but not necessarily on the iPhone. Just reduce the number on the iPhone to free up space. You also mention that you have 10,000 photos - where? On your iPhone or elsewhere eg your Mac? If on your Mac, again where?</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">In your earliest posts. You seem to confuse iCloud Drive with iCloud. Not the same.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">You are confusing Sync = synchronisation = having the same data on all your devices - change on one, change reflected on all. Sync is a two-way system - WITH Backup, which = a permanent copy of what you have on one or more devices stored elsewhere - which could mean an External Hard Drive (EHD) or, yes, iCloud. But not the same as iCloud sync.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">You have a problem with WiFi such that access to your Apple ID and iCloud requires a visit to an Internet cafe. And yet, you can access the Internet, in other matters, from your Mac at home?</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Your Mac is "old". OK, which Operating System (OS) does it run? This is important because later on, I’m going to ask you to transfer your iPhone’s photos to the Photos app on the Mac. Or is it still iPhotos app??</li> </ol><p></p><p>There is a solution. The solution requires that you use Mac’s Photos app/iPhotos app to store all your pictures/videos.</p><p></p><p>And that within the Photos app/iPhotos app, you select "iCloud Photos" as your BACKUP.</p><p></p><p>So let’s start from the beginning.</p><p></p><ol> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">On your iPhone, go into Settings > Photos and turn OFF iCloud Photos and turn ON "My Photo Stream". Turning iCloud OFF means that what’s on your iPhone remains there and doesn’t SYNC with iCloud or any other Mac device you may have. SYNC in this case is not a backup, it’s SYNC as described above. The other settings are your personal choice such as "View Full HDR" and transfer to Mac, "Automatic" or "Keep Originals". I suggest the latter. </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">If you can, given the age of your Mac, attach your iPhone to the Mac via USB cable.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Open Photos app/iPhotos app, select the iPhone by clicking on it on the left. </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Then, top right choose "Import All". This could take some time.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">When finished, use the keyboard Command plus comma to enter "Preferences". Now choose "General" and make sure "Copy items to the library" is ticked.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Now click on "iCloud" and tick "iCloud Photos" and underneath, "Download originals to this Mac". These last two (5 & 6) insure that your pictures are backed up to iCloud (NOT synced as defined previously) and are recoverable from same.</li> </ol><p></p><p>If you have followed me so far, the pics/videos are on your iPhone and are no longer synced to iCloud but will be backed up to the iCloud.</p><p></p><p>As I don’t know which iPhone you have nor the Operating System (OS) on your Mac, it may be that attaching the iPhone to the Mac and opening Photos app/iPhotos app is not possible. Unlikely, but….. in which case, after attachment, go into Applications > Image Capture app. Open it and see if your iPhone is recognised. If so, click on it. Then on the right, click to highlight the first pic, then use Command plus A to select ALL. Now down below, under "Import" choose Photos app/iPhotos and choose "Download All".</p><p></p><p>That’s just the start - sorry. We may need to look at system preferences? And get you to log in to your Apple ID on the Internet. So much to do; apologies.</p><p></p><p>Also, please re-read Jake’s posts #10 and 13</p><p></p><p>Please get back to us. You need to provide answers as well as progress. Eg where are the 10,000 photos?? I mentioned this at the start.</p><p></p><p>Ian</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="IWT, post: 1917650, member: 83420"] In my response to you, please don’t be offended if I comment on misunderstandings. Here is where we are. [LIST=1] [*]Your iPhone is close to full. [*]You want to offload your 800 photos - well not actually, as it turns out later; what you really want is to choose which of the 800 to delete - and even delete is not the right word. You want to retain all of them, but not necessarily on the iPhone. Just reduce the number on the iPhone to free up space. You also mention that you have 10,000 photos - where? On your iPhone or elsewhere eg your Mac? If on your Mac, again where? [*]In your earliest posts. You seem to confuse iCloud Drive with iCloud. Not the same. [*]You are confusing Sync = synchronisation = having the same data on all your devices - change on one, change reflected on all. Sync is a two-way system - WITH Backup, which = a permanent copy of what you have on one or more devices stored elsewhere - which could mean an External Hard Drive (EHD) or, yes, iCloud. But not the same as iCloud sync. [*]You have a problem with WiFi such that access to your Apple ID and iCloud requires a visit to an Internet cafe. And yet, you can access the Internet, in other matters, from your Mac at home? [*]Your Mac is "old". OK, which Operating System (OS) does it run? This is important because later on, I’m going to ask you to transfer your iPhone’s photos to the Photos app on the Mac. Or is it still iPhotos app?? [/LIST] There is a solution. The solution requires that you use Mac’s Photos app/iPhotos app to store all your pictures/videos. And that within the Photos app/iPhotos app, you select "iCloud Photos" as your BACKUP. So let’s start from the beginning. [LIST=1] [*]On your iPhone, go into Settings > Photos and turn OFF iCloud Photos and turn ON "My Photo Stream". Turning iCloud OFF means that what’s on your iPhone remains there and doesn’t SYNC with iCloud or any other Mac device you may have. SYNC in this case is not a backup, it’s SYNC as described above. The other settings are your personal choice such as "View Full HDR" and transfer to Mac, "Automatic" or "Keep Originals". I suggest the latter. [*]If you can, given the age of your Mac, attach your iPhone to the Mac via USB cable. [*]Open Photos app/iPhotos app, select the iPhone by clicking on it on the left. [*]Then, top right choose "Import All". This could take some time. [*]When finished, use the keyboard Command plus comma to enter "Preferences". Now choose "General" and make sure "Copy items to the library" is ticked. [*]Now click on "iCloud" and tick "iCloud Photos" and underneath, "Download originals to this Mac". These last two (5 & 6) insure that your pictures are backed up to iCloud (NOT synced as defined previously) and are recoverable from same. [/LIST] If you have followed me so far, the pics/videos are on your iPhone and are no longer synced to iCloud but will be backed up to the iCloud. As I don’t know which iPhone you have nor the Operating System (OS) on your Mac, it may be that attaching the iPhone to the Mac and opening Photos app/iPhotos app is not possible. Unlikely, but….. in which case, after attachment, go into Applications > Image Capture app. Open it and see if your iPhone is recognised. If so, click on it. Then on the right, click to highlight the first pic, then use Command plus A to select ALL. Now down below, under "Import" choose Photos app/iPhotos and choose "Download All". That’s just the start - sorry. We may need to look at system preferences? And get you to log in to your Apple ID on the Internet. So much to do; apologies. Also, please re-read Jake’s posts #10 and 13 Please get back to us. You need to provide answers as well as progress. Eg where are the 10,000 photos?? I mentioned this at the start. Ian [/QUOTE]
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