Hello, please I need help.
I have a 2TB external hard drive with my 1.4 TB system photo library. I recently bought 2TB of icloud and started uploading my photos, but somehow this uploading process is consuming space in my external hard drive and now I it says I dont have enoght space to continue uploading. What is it happening, and how do I fix this problem?
MacBook Pro 13″, 10.15
Hello FedericoSilva,
Thanks for posting on Apple Support Communities. I see that you've upgraded your iCloud storage and suddenly your external hard drive is running low on space. It sounds like you may have a setting enabled in your Photos App that downloads a copy of the iCloud photos to your library. Which in your case is stored on your external hard drive. If you don't want to download a copy of the photos to your Mac follow these steps:
Note- it's always a good idea to Back up your Mac before making any major setting changes or updates.
These articles may be helpful:
Hello FedericoSilva,
Thanks for posting on Apple Support Communities. I see that you've upgraded your iCloud storage and suddenly your external hard drive is running low on space. It sounds like you may have a setting enabled in your Photos App that downloads a copy of the iCloud photos to your library. Which in your case is stored on your external hard drive. If you don't want to download a copy of the photos to your Mac follow these steps:
Note- it's always a good idea to Back up your Mac before making any major setting changes or updates.
These articles may be helpful:
iCloud - Problem uploading photos
