Transitioning to iCloud Photos
Hi!
I am planning to transition to iCloud photos, and I wanted to make sure I do this efficiently / don’t run into too many issues.
I have a LOT of photos (14k / about ~131.5gb, which I’ve already whittled down from 22k...) and I’d like to use iCloud Photos so I can access this content on the Photos app on my Mac. I also have a lot of old iPhone photos (about ~60gb worth) on an external hard drive that I want to (at some point) also put in the iCloud.
My plan is to first upload everything from my phone, and then to slowly upload the stuff from my external hard drive.
The devices I have:
- Macbook Pro, 13-inch, M1 2020
- iPhone X
Both devices are up to date, and I am on a 2TB iCloud storage plan (with plenty to spare.)
My main question is regarding the upload cap. I know there is an upload cap for My Photo Stream, but is the upload cap for iCloud Photos? Does the 10,000 photo/day upload cap count for iCloud Photos too? In which case, am I correct in assuming that it would take 2 days to upload my current 14k photo library?
Also if anyone has any suggestions on how I might streamline this process further, please let me know :)
Thank you!
iPhone X, iOS 14