Q: iCloud and Photos

In a recent keynote address, Apple executives demonstrated MacOS X Yosemite, new features for iCloud, and Photos.

My iPhoto library currently holds over 53,000 photos, totaling over 100 gigabytes in size. Apple's execs seem to be saying one could use iCloud to store all of those photos so they could be shared across multiple devices.

I have been steadily accumulating digital photos since Nov. of 2001. Assuming that I spent a month of Sundays to upload a monstrosity like my iPhoto library to iCloud, how much would it cost to maintain an iCloud account in perpetuity? Would it be possible to "make backup" to a local hard drive so that I could take the library to remote locations where no cellular / internet connection would be available?

iMac, OS X Mountain Lion (10.8), late-2012 Core i5, 8GB RAM, 1 TB HD

Posted on Aug 12, 2014 2:18 PM

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FoxFifth Aug 12, 2014 3:50 PM in response to Walt_Atwood
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Aug 12, 2014 3:50 PM in response to Walt_Atwood

As in your other post iPhoto '11 -> Photos?? about future photo features, you are asking about an unreleased product and no one here has much reliable information. Apple has stated in https://www.apple.com/ios/ios8/photos/
You get 5GB of iCloud storage free, and other storage plans will start at $0.99 per month.
Current pricing is shown at iCloud: Storage upgrade pricing but that may well change.
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Walt_Atwood Feb 12, 2015 6:36 PM in response to Walt_Atwood
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Feb 12, 2015 6:36 PM in response to Walt_Atwood

Now there we're getting closer to the official release of the new Photos on the Mac, I wanted to touch base and see if there were any more details available.

The last question in my original post (above) is especially sensitive to my needs.
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FoxFifth Feb 12, 2015 6:51 PM in response to Walt_Atwood
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Feb 12, 2015 6:51 PM in response to Walt_Atwood

I have seen some reviews of the beta release but nothing with a lot of details. Following is one example: http://www.macrumors.com/2015/02/05/photos-for-os-x-first-impressions/
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