i want to remove all photos and videos off icloud permanentantly
I want to remove all photos and videos off all icloud files permanently, then move to an external drive
lauraspec wrote: … I want to remove all photos and videos off all icloud files permanently, then move to an external drive
We here have no objection to that. Have you seen this?
How to turn off iCloud Photos - Apple Support
Is there some question that you have? If so, we could only help if you gave us information about what you're doing that might affect your problem. You could start with this:
- What does your Mac's Photos say at the bottom of the Library?
- What macOS are you using?
- Are other devices using iCloud?
- Are you using iCloud Photos to synchronize your devices?
- Do you have “Optimize Storage” checked in Photos’ Settings
- Do you see all your Mac pictures at iCloud.com?
- Are you using iCloud Drive?
- Where does your Mac's Photos Library reside-- in the Pictures folder of your internal drive, or on an external drive? or on a network? on iCloud drive?
- Do you have more than 10% free storage on your Mac?
- Do you have more than 10% free storage on your iCloud account?