Photos consuming iCloud storage space in iPad and MacBook

So I didn’t have upgraded iCloud storage and as soon as I upgraded the storage my gallery photos took all my space in my ipad and my MacBook because it synced. Now I don’t know what to do.


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MacBook Pro 13″, macOS 12.6

Posted on Dec 30, 2024 3:30 PM

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Posted on Dec 30, 2024 3:54 PM

Try turning on storage optimization for Photos on the devices where you don't have enough space/need to sync all photos at full resolution etc.


On the MacBook go to Photos > Settings > iCloud and adjust the settings to "Optimize Mac Storage".

On the iPad go to System Settings > Photos and you should see similar options there.


In my case I have full sync on my Mac Mini @ 100Gb, with storage optimization turned on for iPhone and iPad both around 3.5Gb.

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Dec 30, 2024 3:54 PM in response to Wal_eid

Try turning on storage optimization for Photos on the devices where you don't have enough space/need to sync all photos at full resolution etc.


On the MacBook go to Photos > Settings > iCloud and adjust the settings to "Optimize Mac Storage".

On the iPad go to System Settings > Photos and you should see similar options there.


In my case I have full sync on my Mac Mini @ 100Gb, with storage optimization turned on for iPhone and iPad both around 3.5Gb.

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