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<blockquote data-quote="Howard Brazee" data-source="post: 1780142" data-attributes="member: 65233">I don't know why it is so hard for me - and I don't know where to get help - but I try various ways to get both my Mac Photos app and iCloud Photos to work well.In the old days, I would take pictures on my iPhone, and use Image Capture to get them off.&nbsp;&nbsp; I would put them on my Mac's Photos app, and separately on my wife's photos app, and edit them to add names to the faces.&nbsp; &nbsp; Then I would go into iTunes, select a few albums and photos from the last 6 months to synchronize from Mac's Photos to my iDevices.Right now I have my iPad synchronizing everything from my Photos app.&nbsp; No smart albums, unfortunately, but it works OK.I switch on and off &quot;iCloud Photo Library&quot;, &quot;My Photo Streem&quot;, and &quot;iCloud Photo Sharing&quot; experimenting.&nbsp;&nbsp; My wife's iCloud account has lots of space, and I back up my devices there.&nbsp;&nbsp; Right now my iPad &amp; iPhone only have iCloud Photo (and Summarize photos) on sharing on and both have &quot;Apps using iCloud&quot; &quot;iCloud Photo Library&quot; off, &quot;My Photo Steam&quot; off, &amp; &quot;iCloud Photo Sharing&quot; on.&nbsp; &nbsp; But something is different.In Image Capture, my iPad shows one photo.&nbsp;&nbsp; In Image Capture, my iPhone shows 11,776 items.&nbsp;&nbsp; (There's a cloud symbol next to it).&nbsp;&nbsp; I have no idea how to find the pictures I took last night on my iPhone and load them on my Mac's Photo app.&nbsp; (I don't see them there).I infer that there's a big advantage in storing the photos on iCloud, allowing others to see them, but I'm not figuring it out.&nbsp;&nbsp; And I'm not finding directions on the Web on how to learn how to use these.&nbsp;&nbsp; Obviously there must be a setting difference between my devices that I am not finding.When I try to turn on &quot;iCloud Photo Library&quot; on my iPad, it threatens to remove 18,160 photos, and turn off iTunes settings, so I cancel.So could you please advise me or point me to directions?&nbsp; &nbsp; Thanks.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Howard Brazee, post: 1780142, member: 65233"] I don't know why it is so hard for me - and I don't know where to get help - but I try various ways to get both my Mac Photos app and iCloud Photos to work well. In the old days, I would take pictures on my iPhone, and use Image Capture to get them off. I would put them on my Mac's Photos app, and separately on my wife's photos app, and edit them to add names to the faces. Then I would go into iTunes, select a few albums and photos from the last 6 months to synchronize from Mac's Photos to my iDevices. Right now I have my iPad synchronizing everything from my Photos app. No smart albums, unfortunately, but it works OK. I switch on and off "iCloud Photo Library", "My Photo Streem", and "iCloud Photo Sharing" experimenting. My wife's iCloud account has lots of space, and I back up my devices there. Right now my iPad & iPhone only have iCloud Photo (and Summarize photos) on sharing on and both have "Apps using iCloud" "iCloud Photo Library" off, "My Photo Steam" off, & "iCloud Photo Sharing" on. But something is different. In Image Capture, my iPad shows one photo. In Image Capture, my iPhone shows 11,776 items. (There's a cloud symbol next to it). I have no idea how to find the pictures I took last night on my iPhone and load them on my Mac's Photo app. (I don't see them there). I infer that there's a big advantage in storing the photos on iCloud, allowing others to see them, but I'm not figuring it out. And I'm not finding directions on the Web on how to learn how to use these. Obviously there must be a setting difference between my devices that I am not finding. When I try to turn on "iCloud Photo Library" on my iPad, it threatens to remove 18,160 photos, and turn off iTunes settings, so I cancel. So could you please advise me or point me to directions? Thanks. [/QUOTE]

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