Will uploading photos to iCloud photos find and erase duplicate photos?
Will folders on iMac photos app be found on all devices after upload?
After iCloud photo upload, can you designate which folders or photos should be allowed on a specific device?
iMac 21.5″, macOS 10.12
re: Will uploading photos to iCloud photos find and erase duplicate photos?
No
re: Will folders on iMac photos app be found on all devices after upload?
Yes (all devices where iCloud Photos is turned on)
re: After iCloud photo upload, can you designate which folders or photos should be allowed on a specific device?
No. All photos and folders will sync to all devices where iCloud Photos is turned on. You can potentially reduce the space needed by turning on the Optimize storage option in selected or all devices. See: Set up and use iCloud Photos - Apple Support
re: Will uploading photos to iCloud photos find and erase duplicate photos?
No
re: Will folders on iMac photos app be found on all devices after upload?
Yes (all devices where iCloud Photos is turned on)
re: After iCloud photo upload, can you designate which folders or photos should be allowed on a specific device?
No. All photos and folders will sync to all devices where iCloud Photos is turned on. You can potentially reduce the space needed by turning on the Optimize storage option in selected or all devices. See: Set up and use iCloud Photos - Apple Support
The upload into iCloud Photos is very slow, because Photos is not just uploading the photos. It is comparing the uploaded photos and videos to the photo already in your library and saving conflicts between duplicates. It is essentially merging the new upload into the existing library.
Smart albums are also uploaded into iCloud Photos Library, but you will only see them on other Macs, not on an iPhone or iPad, because these devices do not support smart albums.
thanks.
how long will upload take for 20,000 photos with 5Mb upload speed? It took 5 days to upload 2000 from other iMac at 1.5 Mb upload speed.
Sorry, I can't help with that but I suspect that in addition to your upload speed, that what happens on Apple's servers is also a significant factor and may vary significantly.
ok. Thanks again. One more. I have a smart folder on the iMac but don’t see it on the iPhone or iPad after iCloud Photos upload. All other personal Albums & folders appear on all devices.
That is normal unfortunately. Smart folders don't sync.
THANKS AGAIN !
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