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At this point, you may delete the Photos library or the entire macOS account to save storage on that borrowed Mac. This disconnects this account from syncing with iCloud. Back in the macOS account, disable iCloud Photos in Photos > Preferences > iCloud. retains the full-resolution images and videos. You almost certainly want optimize iPhone/iPad Storage selected. On your iOS device or devices, make sure iCloud Photos is enabled in Settings > account name > iCloud > iCloud Photos. Log into and make sure your media appears there as expected. When the upload is complete, the progress bar at the very bottom of the Photos view will disappear and you’ll just see the current number of photos and videos. This will start a sync, uploading all the photos in the library and downloading any that were already in your iCloud account. In Photos > Preferences, select the iCloud tab and check iCloud Photos. Make sure your iCloud account has sufficient storage available to upload the contents of the library combined with any photos and videos already stored there. (You can either hold down Option and launch Photos to select it at that point as the system library or open the library in Photos, select Photos > Preferences, and click Use as System Photo Library in the General preferences.) Set that library as your System Photo Library. If it’s in iPhoto format, you need to open it with Photos and allow it to convert it. Copy to that account the old photo library. 
Log into that account, and then log into your iCloud account within that macOS account. Create a new user account on a Mac with a recent version of macOS installed-Mojave would be best.
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