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How to delete my old photos from iPad without deleting from our other Mac devices?

How to delete my old photos from iPad without deleting from our other Mac devices?


Posted on Jun 13, 2022 1:30 PM

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Posted on Jun 13, 2022 4:37 PM

If you have enabled Photos in iCloud on all your devices, iCloud being a synchronisation service, deletion will be replicated everywhere.


As such, you’ll need to disable Photos in iCloud for the device that you wish to erase photos:

Settings > [Your Name / AppleID] > iCloud > Photos > iCloud Photos - set to OFF

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Jun 13, 2022 4:37 PM in response to MGC50

If you have enabled Photos in iCloud on all your devices, iCloud being a synchronisation service, deletion will be replicated everywhere.


As such, you’ll need to disable Photos in iCloud for the device that you wish to erase photos:

Settings > [Your Name / AppleID] > iCloud > Photos > iCloud Photos - set to OFF

How to delete my old photos from iPad without deleting from our other Mac devices?

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