iPad Storage Issue

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iPad Storage Issue

I am trying to download photos to my iPad (using an SD card adapter), importing to my photo library. I have the 256GB 5th Generation Mini. It keeps telling me that I do not have enough storage space to download the photos and I need to delete some to make room. However when checking my iPad storage I have only used 56GB of storage on the iPad. In addition, I have 2TB of storage in iCloud, my photo library automatically uploads to the Cloud when needed and that is only 1/4 used. So I don't understand why I keep getting this message and it's driving me crazy. I use Lightroom on the go on the iPad to edit photos more quickly when needed and this is seriously interrupting my workflow. Does anyone have any suggestions?

Thanks in advance!!!

Posted on Mar 9, 2021 1:51 PM

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sberman

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Mar 9, 2021 2:31 PM in response to Sloth_Mom

Sloth_Mom wrote:

I have 2TB of storage in iCloud, my photo library automatically uploads to the Cloud when needed and that is only 1/4 used.

So ¼ of 2TB = 500GB, and it sounds like that's the approximate size of your iCloud Photos. However, your iPad storage capacity is only about half that much.

So hopefully you have set Settings > Photos > Optimize iPad Storage.

Manage your photo and video storage - Apple Support

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Sloth_Mom Author

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Mar 9, 2021 2:23 PM in response to QuickTimeKirk

The iPad storage is also not even close to full (I have 198GB left)...yet it's telling me I don't have enough space. The iCloud storage is kind of irrelevant, I just added that detail in case having it linked was part of the problem.

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Mar 9, 2021 2:19 PM in response to Sloth_Mom

iCloud storage does not increase the storage capacity on any device.

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