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rlesperance Author

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Managing large Photo library ...

I want to use the Photos iCloud feature but I have a very large Photos library (250GB). Storing all my library into the cloud could seem like a good idea, but when will I need to access pictures from more than 10 years ago on my iPhone or iPad ?

Rather than increasing my iCloud storage space, I am juggling with the idea of dividing my Photos library into smaller libraries.

While it seems like a simple idea, how do that in real life while also preserving all data associated with my photos ?

Posted on Sep 26, 2021 8:17 AM

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Old Toad

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Posted on Sep 26, 2021 9:32 AM

You can create new libraries and copy selected albums and photos along with their edited versions, faces, and all metadata to the new library with the paid version of PowerPhotos . These PowerPhotos explain how;

When done with the copying to the new library delete those same items from the existing library and it will remove them from the iCloud Library.

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