The problem is, the iPhone user guide for iOS 12 says 'My Photo Stream is automatically turned off if you use iCloud Photos.' So it will probably not upload to My Photo Stream, even if you turn it on again, as long as you are using iCloud Photos on the iPhone. (https://help.apple.com/iphone/12/#/iphbfeb468fchttps://help.apple.com/iphone/12/#/iphbfeb468fc)
And with iCloud Photos, you can keep all your photos and videos stored in iCloud and up to date on your Mac, Apple TV, iPhone, iPad, and even your PC. A smarter way to find your favorites. Photos in macOS Catalina intelligently declutters and curates your photos and videos —. This paragraph is confusing: My Photo Stream - Apple Support. You can use My Photo Stream with these devices after you set up iCloud on them: iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch with iOS 5.1 or later; Mac with OS X Lion 10.7.5 or later and the Photos app; Apple TV (4th generation), or Apple TV (2nd generation or 3rd generation) with tvOS. Connect your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch to your Mac with a USB cable. Open the Photos app. The Photos app shows an Import screen with all the photos and videos that are on your connected device. If the Import screen doesn't automatically appear, click the device's name in the Photos sidebar. If asked, unlock your iOS device using your passcode. The hottest downloads on Apple.com. Browse and download thousands of apps for your Mac — from your Mac. Shop for apps by category, read user reviews, and buy apps in one simple step.
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You could simply try use iCloud Photos on your Mac as well. Since all photos did upload to iCloud, you could create a new, empty Photos Library and enable it for iCloud. The Photos from iCloud will download to your Mac, without uploading all photos from your Mac library to iCloud. Then you can export all photos from the new library with 'File > Export > Export unmodified Original' and save them to your main Photos Library.
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To import iPhone pictures to Photos on macOS, follow the steps below:
1. Launch Photos app on macOS and connect your iPhone to MacBook, iMac, etc. via USB cable.
2. Tap 'Trust this Computer' on your iPhone when you receive a message.
3. Select photo items you wanna import to Photos for Mac. Or just choose 'Import All New Items'.
4. Pull your iPhone out of your Mac after the whole process is done.
1. Launch Photos app on macOS and connect your iPhone to MacBook, iMac, etc. via USB cable.
2. Tap 'Trust this Computer' on your iPhone when you receive a message.
3. Select photo items you wanna import to Photos for Mac. Or just choose 'Import All New Items'.
4. Pull your iPhone out of your Mac after the whole process is done.
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Note: if this is the first time for you to connect iPhone to Mac Photos app, please don't undo 'Open Photos for this device' option at the top menu. If you accidently undo this option, please disconnect your iPhone to Mac, shut down and reboot your iPhone. Then re-connect iPhone to Mac Photos app to import pictures again.
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To export pictures from Photos app to Mac, do as following:
1. Choose the pictures you plan to export to macOS.
2. Click 'File' on the top toolbar of your MacBook/iMac > Tap 'Export' > Tick 'Export XX Photos'.
3. Select export image format (JPEG, TIFF, PNG), Info and File Naming > Click 'Export' button.
4. Open 'Finder' on MacBook, Mac Mini, iMac desktop to search and find the pictures you export.
1. Choose the pictures you plan to export to macOS.
2. Click 'File' on the top toolbar of your MacBook/iMac > Tap 'Export' > Tick 'Export XX Photos'.
3. Select export image format (JPEG, TIFF, PNG), Info and File Naming > Click 'Export' button.
4. Open 'Finder' on MacBook, Mac Mini, iMac desktop to search and find the pictures you export.