I recently backed up all my 6000 photos that I had on my iPhone to my computer due to it slowing down my phone considerably. I then deleted all of the pictures in the Camera Roll via Image Capture on MAC.
And now, all the pictures are coming back!!! How do I stop this?
I also bought 200GB worth of storage to store my pictures but not to be stored on my phone, but on the Cloud.
Somebody help please!
Windows 8, Outlook 2013 Windows 8
It's not a bug, it's a feature of iCloud Photo Library...
What it's downloading are small thumbnails of all the images and you can download the full size by zooming in on them in the Photo Library (Photos app) - it's not downloading 200GB of photos to your phone, and it manages the space dynamically. It also uploads the new photos you take dynamically to iCloud and presuming you've set the phone to Optimize Device Storage it removes the full size versions as space is required.
iCloud Photo Library FAQ - Apple Support
Can I use iCloud Photo Library to save space on my device?
iCloud Photo Library automatically keeps all your photos and videos in the original, high-resolution version. Follow these steps to choose how you store your photos and videos on your device:
- On your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch, tap Settings > iCloud > Photos or Settings > Photos & Camera, then select a storage setting.
- On your Mac, click Photos > Preferences > iCloud, then select a storage setting.
If you turn on Optimize [device] Storage, iCloud Photo Library will automatically manage the size of your library on your device, so you can make the most of your device's storage and access more photos than ever. All of your original, full-resolution photos and videos are stored in iCloud while device-size versions are kept on your device. You can download the original photos and videos over Wi-Fi or cellular when you need them.
If you turn on Download Originals, iCloud Photo Library will keep your original, full-resolution photos and videos in iCloud and on your device. Download Originals is the default setting for iOS devices with the free 5 GB storage plan and for all Mac devices.
It's not a bug, it's a feature of iCloud Photo Library...
What it's downloading are small thumbnails of all the images and you can download the full size by zooming in on them in the Photo Library (Photos app) - it's not downloading 200GB of photos to your phone, and it manages the space dynamically. It also uploads the new photos you take dynamically to iCloud and presuming you've set the phone to Optimize Device Storage it removes the full size versions as space is required.
iCloud Photo Library FAQ - Apple Support
Can I use iCloud Photo Library to save space on my device?
iCloud Photo Library automatically keeps all your photos and videos in the original, high-resolution version. Follow these steps to choose how you store your photos and videos on your device:
- On your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch, tap Settings > iCloud > Photos or Settings > Photos & Camera, then select a storage setting.
- On your Mac, click Photos > Preferences > iCloud, then select a storage setting.
If you turn on Optimize [device] Storage, iCloud Photo Library will automatically manage the size of your library on your device, so you can make the most of your device's storage and access more photos than ever. All of your original, full-resolution photos and videos are stored in iCloud while device-size versions are kept on your device. You can download the original photos and videos over Wi-Fi or cellular when you need them.
If you turn on Download Originals, iCloud Photo Library will keep your original, full-resolution photos and videos in iCloud and on your device. Download Originals is the default setting for iOS devices with the free 5 GB storage plan and for all Mac devices.
Is there an option to NOT download the old pictures(the thumbnails) to my phone? As there are too many. To look for a picture through 6000 pictures is a pain!
Thanks for your reply.
Having thousands of pictures won't slow the phone down?
Or is there a way to upload all my current pictures to the cloud without 'Downloading' all the old ones?
Many thanks
Arshad07 wrote:
Is there an option to NOT download the old pictures(the thumbnails) to my phone? As there are too many.
Yes - turn off iCloud Photo Library and only upload photos manually to your computer for sending to iCloud - but that seems like cutting off your nose to spite your face as it's a major feature in iOS...
To look for a picture through 6000 pictures is a pain!
That's why they are categorized by Years > Events > Moments - which you can "climb" up through the hierarchy by using the left arrow at the upper part of the photos app screen.
You can back all the way up to a year, drill in to the year which then has larger groups by Events (usually linked by GPS/Timestamp data), and then down to moments, mostly linked by timestamp data.
Me too
Camera Roll Keeps downloading all my photos from the Cloud
