Q: Photos: iCloud storage and sync
MacBook 12" running El Capitán: I wish to add, delete, and edit both old and new photos on two iPhones, one iPad, and perhaps my husband's MacBookAir (which also runs El Capitán) I have 14,000 photos in my library, the great majority of which are from iPhoto. Problems if I turn on iCloud Photo Library on my MacBook12"? And the other devices? How much iCloud storage might I need to buy?
MacBook (Retina, 12-inch, Early 2015), OS X Yosemite (10.10.5), MS Word for Mac
Posted on Apr 3, 2016 6:40 PM
How big is your iPhoto library as shown in the finder?
Your options are
Select which ever will hold your library and allow for expansion as you add new photos.
Note: for you husband to use the same iCloud Photo library he would have to be signed in to the same Apple/iCloud ID and thus, would be sharing the same email account, contacts, messages, etc.. That's probably not what you want.
To share photos online one can use the Family Plan. That way each of you can continue to use your own Apple IDs.
Family Sharing - Apple Support
Set up Family Sharing - Apple Support
Posted on Apr 4, 2016 4:24 PM

