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recently moved photos to icloud, works fine;
but if i check my mac ssd there is a photos library with originals;
actually that's bigger than the photos i moved to icloud
i want everything to be located on icloud, including library,
why am i seeing this -photoslibrary on my mac,
is the library not located in icloud?
iMac 27″, macOS 10.13
The photos library stays on your Mac. If you want to potentially reduce the storage used on your Mac, turn on the Optimize Storage option in Photos Preferences. More information in: Set up and use iCloud Photos - Apple Support
Another option is to move the library to an external drive. Moving it to iCloud or another cloud service is not an option. See: Move your Photos library to save space on your Mac - Apple Support
Apple does not currently offer cloud-only storage for photos. If that is what you want or need, you may want to explore 3rd party options such as Google Photos or Dropbox.
The photos library stays on your Mac. If you want to potentially reduce the storage used on your Mac, turn on the Optimize Storage option in Photos Preferences. More information in: Set up and use iCloud Photos - Apple Support
Another option is to move the library to an external drive. Moving it to iCloud or another cloud service is not an option. See: Move your Photos library to save space on your Mac - Apple Support
Apple does not currently offer cloud-only storage for photos. If that is what you want or need, you may want to explore 3rd party options such as Google Photos or Dropbox.
thank you for your reply,
but now i am confused,
i expected to save storage on my mac to bring all photos to icloud
but now the library and a ton of folders with 'originals' are still eating GB's of my macs ssd
what's the use of icloud if you can not move pictures away from your mac completely?
iCloud is primarily a syncing service but it can save storage on your Mac if you turn on Optimize Storage in Photos Preferences.
Apple does not currently offer cloud-only storage for photos. If that is what you want or need, you may want to explore 3rd party options such as Google Photos or Dropbox.
location of photos library in icloud
