HT204264: iCloud Photo Library
Learn about iCloud Photo LibraryQ: I want to save space on my Mac with the "Optimize [device] Storage" setting. Is there any way I can set a limit of how many GB of ... I want to save space on my Mac with the "Optimize [device] Storage" setting. Is there any way I can set a limit of how many GB of photos can be on my Mac? Right now, I have about 60 GB and would like to reduce it by half. more
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by LarryHN,★HelpfulSep 17, 2015 2:51 AM in response to jacobfromphiladelphia
LarryHN
Sep 17, 2015 2:51 AM
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Photos for Macno
Tell Apple what you want - https://www.apple.com/feedback/photos.html
It will start downsizing photos when space is needed but the algorithm for that this not been disclosed so far as I know
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by Winston Churchill,Sep 15, 2015 6:34 AM in response to jacobfromphiladelphia
Winston Churchill
Sep 15, 2015 6:34 AM
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Apple TVWelcome to the Apple Community.
Optimisation is dynamic, it reduces the resolution of your photos as and when needed, so you may not notice it occurring at first. 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. My own library is about 9% of its original size on my phone.
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Sep 15, 2015 6:41 AM in response to jacobfromphiladelphiaby léonie,I doubt that MacOS X will let your Mac run out of storage by downloading too many originals. Other services services, that are trying to use free storage in the background start deleting files when only 20% storage is left on your system drive, for example Time Machine will start removing local snapshots (About Time Machine local snapshots - Apple Support)