Q: Can't reactive iCloud Photo Library - thinks all my images are new ones
For whatever reason my iCloud Photo Library got deactivated on my mac.
Now I can't put it back on although I only shot 4 more images on my iPhone.
Reason: My Mac thinks that all of the images stored in the cloud do not match the ones within the photos app.
Therefore it both prompts be to upgrade my iCloud storage to 1 TB and also tells my that I do not have enough space on my mac.
What can I do about it?
Uploading everything back up is no option as I have 120 GB of images in the cloud.
Thanks for you help guys!
Posted on Jun 7, 2016 2:47 PM
Uploading everything back up is no option as I have 120 GB of images in the cloud.
It is indeed so. When you activate iCloud Photo Library again, or after you move a library, restore it from backup, or simply repair it, the Mac will upload it again. That cannot be avoided.
But during the upload Photos will compare the photos to be uploaded to the photos already in iCloud and essentially merge it into the existing library in iCloud. If the iCloud storage sufficed before, make a current back copy of your library and go ahead with the upload.
I had to do the same after I needed to repair the library and move it to a different drive. Photos warned that the amount of iCloud storage would not suffice, but let me enable iCloud again nevertheless and it worked. No duplicates in iCloud.
Posted on Jun 7, 2016 2:53 PM