ICloud Photo Transition Interrupted
I have this problem.
MacBook Pro with 18gb free space and 125gb photos.
iCloud subscription of 2TB
enabled iCloud photos
part way through the process stop because I ran out off drive space
please advise
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Hi
Icloud is a sync service, not a backup service. It synchronises your libraries accross all your devices, it doesn't remove the photos from your device.
What you can do is turn on "optimise mac storage. Then iCloud will remove all the full size images from your library, leaving thumbnails and small previews only. Saves 80-90% of your library space.
However, it does need drive space available to complete that, so it may not be able to do it until you free up some space. I'd suggest trying it first and seeing what happens.
(Turn it on in photos iCloud preferences)