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Some Crofton Guy
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Q: How to transition a 1.5TB iPhoto Library to iCloud Photos when the limit is only 1TB?

My iPhoto library is over 1.5TB.  Since iCloud Photos has a limit of 1TB, what is the best way for me to transition my iPhoto library to iCloud Photos?

Posted on Feb 13, 2015 7:08 AM

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Some Crofton Guy

Q: How to transition a 1.5TB iPhoto Library to iCloud Photos when the limit is only 1TB?

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  • by LarryHN,

    LarryHN LarryHN Feb 13, 2015 8:26 AM in response to Some Crofton Guy
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    Feb 13, 2015 8:26 AM in response to Some Crofton Guy

    There is no way since thee is no access to iCloud Photos from the Mac - this is suppose to be introduced with Photos later this year - until that time no one knows exactly ow it will work or exactly what the limitation will be

     

    And in any case we are users just like you - that would be a question for Apple if it is a problem once the software is released

     

    LN

  • by Some Crofton Guy,

    Some Crofton Guy Some Crofton Guy Feb 13, 2015 8:30 AM in response to LarryHN
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    Feb 13, 2015 8:30 AM in response to LarryHN

    Thanks, Larry.  I understand that Photos for Mac is not out yet.  I am trying to prepare for when it does come out, how am I supposed to make the transition.

     

    Where might I go to ask Apple, directly?

  • by Terence Devlin,

    Terence Devlin Terence Devlin Feb 13, 2015 8:45 AM in response to Some Crofton Guy
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    Feb 13, 2015 8:45 AM in response to Some Crofton Guy

    It's a bit straightforward really. If the limit is 1tb and you have 1.5 tb of photos, then you can only have 2/3s of your photos in the cloud. So, multiple libraries.

  • by léonie,

    léonie léonie Feb 13, 2015 9:02 AM in response to Some Crofton Guy
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    Feb 13, 2015 9:02 AM in response to Some Crofton Guy

    Where might I go to ask Apple, directly?

    All Apple released is here at this link:  Apple - OS X - Photos Preview

  • by LarryHN,

    LarryHN LarryHN Feb 13, 2015 9:10 AM in response to Some Crofton Guy
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    Photos for Mac
    Feb 13, 2015 9:10 AM in response to Some Crofton Guy

    There is a contact us link at the bottom of every page of these forums - if you have Apple Care you can call them - you ask at an Apple Store

     

    But again until the product is released no one knows and Apple does not speculate on unreleased products

     

    If the released product has a limit smaller than your library then you will have to make multiple libraries or only put selected photos on iCloud

     

    And that is a giant library - I have over 70,0 with over half 16 MP RAW images and my library is only 389 GB - are you looking at the size of the phtos in iPhoto or the size of the disk file which is much large since it includes multiple versions, database files and other items?

     

    LN