iCloud Photo Library supports several photo and video formats, storing photos in their original format, and it makes all of your media available on any device that has iCloud Photo Library turned on. This how-to will walk you through how to turn iCloud Photo Library on for each of your devices and how to minimize the space your photos take up on each device.
Tips Before Getting Started
In order to fully take advantage of iCloud Photo Library, you should turn it on for multiple computers, if necessary, as well as your iPhone, iPad or iPod touch. It is compatible with iOS 8.3 or later and OS X Yosemite 10.10.3 or later.
You must be connected to the Internet via Wi-Fi in order to begin the iCloud Photo Library upload process. Additionally, your device batteries must be fully charged, or at least connected to a power source.
Apple provides 5GB of iCloud storage for free. It is highly likely you will need more than that to store all of your pictures and videos. If you go over the 5GB limit, Apple will prompt you to upgrade to a larger storage capacity before continuing. iCloud storage starts at $0.99 per month for 20 GB of storage. The 200GB storage plan costs $3.99 per month, while the 500GB plan costs $9.99 per month and the 1TB plan costs $19.99 per month.
Be sure that all devices you wish to sync photos and videos on are signed in using the same Apple ID.
Turning on iCloud Photo Library
On OS X Yosemite:
- Open Photos for OS X.
- Select Photos from the menu bar.
- Select Preferences from the available options.
- Click on the iCloud tab in the pop up window.
- Check the box titled "iCloud Photo Library."
Follow the steps above for any computer you wish to store and access the iCloud Photo Library from.
On iOS:
- Open the Settings app.
- Tap iCloud.
- Select Photos.
- Toggle iCloud Photo Library to the On position.
Additional features such as creating books, cards, calendars, and slideshows, last imported albums, and Faces Tiles and data will only be available on computers they were originally created on.
You can keep the amount of pictures stored on a mobile device or computer with limited storage to a minimum. Although you have complete access to all pictures and videos, you don't have to store them all on your device thanks to Apple's "optimized storage" option, which places recent, favorite, and frequently accessed images on your iPhone, iPad, or Mac and stores older, less accessed ones in iCloud. That way, you are only storing full resolution images of the most important pictures on your device.
Turn on Optimize iPhone Storage
- Open the Settings app.
- Select Photos & Camera from the list.
- Tap "Optimize iPhone Storage." This will also de-select "Download and Keep Originals," which will help keep the amount of space you use on your iPhone or iPad to a minimum.
Turn on Optimize Mac Storage
- Open Photos on OS X Yosemite
- Select Photos from the menu bar.
- Click on Preferences from the available options.
- Click the iCloud tab in the pop up window.
- Select Optimize Mac Storage.
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