Icloud drive mac#

If however you have an exceptionally large library you may need to turn off iCloud photo library on your mobile device and use photo stream instead. In most cases optimising your photos should be enough to alleviate space related issues on your device. The features included with iCloud are iCloud Drive, iCloud Storage Plans (additional file storage), iCloud Photo Library (cloud-based photo storage). My own library is about 9% of its original size on my phone. However when it is needed, it is very effective and users have reported libraries being optimised to much less than 10% of their original size in some cases.

Optimisation is dynamic, it reduces the resolution of your photos as and when needed, so you may not notice it occurring at first.

Icloud drive mac#

In order to save space on your mobile devices (and indeed your Mac if you wish to do so) turn on optimisation for photos on these devices (settings > photos & camera > optimise storage on your mobile device and Photo preferences > optimise storage on your Mac) In the box that pops up, check the box next to iCloud Drive. Get an introduction to iCloud Use iCloud with your favorite apps See the same photos and videos everywhere. From there, you need to open the iCloud application. iCloud is the service from Apple that securely stores your personal information, keeps it up to date on all your devices, and makes it easy to share your photos, files, and more with friends and family. With iCloud Photo Library enabled, you cannot delete a photo on one device (or at ) without deleting it from every device that uses iCloud photo library (and ). Open the Start menu and navigate to the iCloud folder. ICloud drive is only part of iCloud, it isn't usually the part where you would keep photos, this would be iCloud Photo Library which keeps your photos in sync across your chosen devices.