Importing Photos without end in double - help!

Hi all, I'm desperately need help, so please can you help me...

Whenever I connect my iPhone or iPad to my Macbook Air, all software up to date on all devices, the Photos under OS X app offers to import the same (sometimes hundreds) photos that I've already imported a zillion times in my library. I find myself with so many duplicates in my photo library, it ends up a total mess!

I use iCloud photo library on all devices. Do I need to keep importing photos from my iOS device? I thought all photos taken with any camera will be automatically downloaded on iCloud photo library and close up on my Mac and my local library. Is this correct or should I keep the box "import photos" checked in the Photos app? Most people seem to think that must be kept.

If so, what should I do to stop these imports double without end ? It makes me crazy!

Thank you

David

No, you don't need to import - doing so will create duplicates

If you use ICPL then all libraries are kept in sync all the time and you do not manual is important to all

LN

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