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Chapps-LA
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March 3, 2023
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How to cleanly disable iPhoto/Creative Cloud sync?

  • March 3, 2023
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I was completely unaware that Creative Cloud synced all of the photos in my iPhoto library, until I started receiving messages about needing to upgrade my storage options. What a mess. All I need is for the apps to upload any active work to CC - I don't need my whole iPhoto library in the cloud. I want to upload on an as-needed basis. I've seen a couple of messages about editing a file on my Mac, but people who do that get error messages about photos not syncing. In addition, how does this prevent other devices such as iPhones and iPads from uploading to CC? And, yes, I can pause syncing, but then I get error messages about the pause. 

 

I'm sure Adobe is thrilled to have everyone max out their online storage and thus need to upgrade ($$$), and therefore have no incentive to simply include an option to disable iPhoto upload. Maddening. Is there something I can do to a) stop the automatic uploads (just of iPhoto content - I don't want to affect files that I'm working on in PS and LR), b) disable error messages (since pausing or disabling is not an error), and finally, c) delete the dozens of GB of photos that I don't want in CC, without it attempting to delete the originals in iPhoto (this happened to me years ago - maybe that's fixed now)?

2 replies

Kevin Stohlmeyer
Community Expert
Kevin StohlmeyerCommunity Expert
Community Expert
March 3, 2023

@Chapps-LA to prevent the sync on your mobile device, go to your iOS settings>Lightroom>Photos and turn off access.

You can also go to Lightroom Mobile> Import > Auto Add From Camera Roll. Disable this feature if on.

    Kevin Stohlmeyer
    Community Expert
    Kevin StohlmeyerCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    March 3, 2023

    Hi @Chapps-LA go to assets.adobe.com and access your files on the web. From there you can remove the excess images in bulk - but be sure to clear out the deleted folder as well when you are done.

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    grannywells
    Participant
    May 15, 2023

    I have the same issue as the poster and have been unsuccessful in doing the fix. Visited the assets.adobe.com and deleted my library and checked nothing in synced files etc however it still states on my LR that I have no space on the cloud and 79.8gb on there despite a 20gb storage max. Initially mine had synced to my 23,000 plus iPhone library and have changed all setting as above to prevent this. I have uninstalled Lr and reinstalled ,done updates etc and it still states cloud is full. However when I go into the adobe cloud it states nothing there although the left hand bottom corner shows the 79.8gb full sign. I am at a complete loss of how to move forward. I already pay extra for Apple storage . I do not wish to pay adobe as well and don't need the majority of photos on the cloud. 
    I have Lr classic on my MacBook and LR CC on my iPad. This shows I only have 648 photos on there so why is the cloud full and how do I sort this out? Any help gratefully appreciated. . I have already undertaken the steps above.

    many thanks

    nikki

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    grannywells
    Participant
    May 15, 2023

    I have the same issue and my LR icon doesnt display as per above and doesnt show the dropdown list. I too have LR classic (updated today and LR CC on my ipad.

     

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