Hi,
I understand the reply and options as described in this post: https://discussions.apple.com/thread/251149297
My next question is, if I am storing everything in the cloud, why is my MacBook having storage issues. I continue to receive the message stating that - your disk is almost full.
Thanks!
MacBook
So even though I have the 2 TB i cloud service and a 128 GB HD space on my MacBook, I am unable to "store" all content without hitting a limit on my MAcBook? Is that correct?
Yes.
The bottomline is, I need to delete content from my MacBook or move it to a separate storage device. Is that an accurate statement?
Yes.
Again... iCloud is not, as you have assumed, off device storage.
You can optimize. See <<< https://support.apple.com/en-ca/HT206996
So even though I have the 2 TB i cloud service and a 128 GB HD space on my MacBook, I am unable to "store" all content without hitting a limit on my MAcBook? Is that correct?
Yes.
The bottomline is, I need to delete content from my MacBook or move it to a separate storage device. Is that an accurate statement?
Yes.
Again... iCloud is not, as you have assumed, off device storage.
You can optimize. See <<< https://support.apple.com/en-ca/HT206996
if I am storing everything in the cloud, why is my MacBook having storage issues.
Because you're not.
iCloud is a syncing service, not off device storage. In some way all iCloud content is also present on your Mac.
See >>> https://support.apple.com/en-ca/HT208682
So even though I have the 2 TB i cloud service and a 128 GB HD space on my MacBook, I am unable to "store" all content without hitting a limit on my MAcBook? Is that correct? The bottomline is, I need to delete content from my MacBook or move it to a separate storage device. Is that an accurate statement?
I confirmed that I have my Desktop and Documents checked off to Store in iCloud. In addition, I have confirmed that I am using the Optimize Storage feature.
I did notice that my Photo Library is a decent size. With this said, my I have my Photos set up to download the original to my iMac, not the MacBook, but I suspect the 14Gb here is the snapshot of the photos. I have about 100GB of photos on my iMac.
Thank you for your quick replies and assistance! Be well.
iCloud Photo Library is already turned on.
