HT204264: iCloud Photo Library

Learn about iCloud Photo Library
dwrupp
Level 1 (0 points)

Q: Not possible to store photos only on iCloud Photo?

Not possible to store photos only on iCloud Photo? My Mac mini (256 SSD) is out of disk space and I got many more pics that need to be stored...

Mac mini, OS X Yosemite (10.10.3)

Posted on May 19, 2015 8:42 PM

Close
dwrupp

Q: Not possible to store photos only on iCloud Photo?

  • All replies
  • Helpful answers

  • by dwrupp,

    dwrupp dwrupp May 19, 2015 8:44 PM in response to dwrupp
    Level 1 (0 points)
    May 19, 2015 8:44 PM in response to dwrupp

    When I tried to import pics (from Google Drive where it is free to store them), it said that I do not have sufficient disk space to import.

    I am paying monthly for iCloud storage, and cannot use it...

  • by iHanK724,Helpful

    iHanK724 iHanK724 May 21, 2015 1:16 PM in response to dwrupp
    Level 1 (9 points)
    May 21, 2015 1:16 PM in response to dwrupp

    Sorry, but nope. iCloud Photo Library will synchronize with your devices, including your Macs and iOS devices. Photos uploaded to the Library from either of these devices will be synchronized between/downloaded to all other devices. Also, photos deleted on either devices will be deleted from all other devices as well.

  • by notcloudy,

    notcloudy notcloudy May 21, 2015 1:40 PM in response to iHanK724
    Level 4 (1,200 points)
    Desktops
    May 21, 2015 1:40 PM in response to iHanK724

    iHanK724 wrote:

     

    Sorry, but nope. iCloud Photo Library will synchronize with your devices, including your Macs and iOS devices. Photos uploaded to the Library from either of these devices will be synchronized between/downloaded to all other devices. Also, photos deleted on either devices will be deleted from all other devices as well.

     

    ICLOUD only Synchronizes the designated System Library -- and You can change the system library - and from what I read ICLOUD will load those pictures but not delete the ones its has    Also, check for ability to keep the complete picture in ICLOUD while having a smaller footprint on your device.

     

    DWRUPP -- Cloud providers offer different services - if your drive is full consider adding a drive for storage -- and a second external drive for Time Machine backups.  

  • by Ziatron,

    Ziatron Ziatron May 21, 2015 6:51 PM in response to dwrupp
    Level 4 (3,931 points)
    Apple Watch
    May 21, 2015 6:51 PM in response to dwrupp

    Even if possible, it would be a very bad idea to do this.

     

    You never want to store your data in any one location. Remember, the cloud is simply your stuff on someone else's hard drive.  It it can fail or be hacked.

  • by Old Toad,

    Old Toad Old Toad May 22, 2015 11:39 AM in response to dwrupp
    Level 10 (141,699 points)
    Photos for Mac
    May 22, 2015 11:39 AM in response to dwrupp

    Get an external HD, formatted OS X Extended (journaled), copy your library to it and operate it from there.

    OTsig.png