Uploaded January 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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In this video, learn how to remove photos from Mac but not iCloud — in 3 simple ways.
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Your Mac is full, and you have no idea how it happened. iCloud photos pile up silently, taking up local storage you’d definitely find better use for. Let me show you how to free up local space without losing a single iCloud photo.

By the end of this video, you’ll learn:

✔️Why does Mac download photos from iCloud?
✔️How to stop photos from syncing to your Mac
✔️What’s the easiest way to free up Mac storage fast
✔️Does optimizing Mac storage actually help with photos?
✔️How to find and delete duplicate photos safely

🔗 Helpful links:

Official CleanMyMac website: bit.ly/4qcwXcu
Start your free 7-day CleanMyMac trial: bit.ly/498SGvN
Apple iCloud Photos support: support.apple.com/icloud

If your cloud’s nearly full, check out the tips that helped thousands of Mac users clear space: youtube.com/watch?v=O0_GADyUkf8


📖Contents:

00:00 – Intro
00:32 – Why photos download to your Mac
00:55 – Stop iCloud Photos from syncing
01:46 – Fastest way to free up space
02:07 – Move photos to an external drive
02:53 – Optimize Mac storage
03:18 – Bonus: delete duplicate photos
04:17 – Outro


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