Is it possible to turn off iCloud Photo Library on one device only? I would like to know if its possible to turn off iCloud Photo Library on one of my devices. The device in question is a MacBook Air which I use while at the office during the day. I would like to keep photos on for my iPhone, iMac, and MacBook Pro. Anyone know if this is possible on a device level?

I might add the reason that I would like to know if this is possible. I’m noticing the photo processes are using high CPU as well as kernel_task. I’m attempting to minimize CPU.
On your MacBook Air, open  → System Preferences → iCloud and uncheck Photos.



This will prevent iCloud Photos from syncing to and from the device on which you did this.

On iOS, this is done by going into Settings → Photos and disabling iCloud Photo Library.