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Hello,
I managed to saved all my pictures from 2011 to my iCloud account through the Photo library.
Since this library take up to 90% of my ssd on my Mac, can I delete it?
Will my photos still be accessible on my Mac?
Thanks
No. iCloud Photos is a syncing service. Any photo you delete from a device where iCloud Photos is turned on will also be deleted from iCloud and from any other device connected to iCloud Photos. You can potentially reduce the storage space required on a device by turning on Optimize Storage. See: https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204264
Apple does not currently offer cloud-only storage for photos. If that is what you want or need, you may want to explore 3rd party options such as Google Photos or Dropbox.
You may want to consider an external drive. See: Move your Photos library to save space on your Mac - Apple Support
No. iCloud Photos is a syncing service. Any photo you delete from a device where iCloud Photos is turned on will also be deleted from iCloud and from any other device connected to iCloud Photos. You can potentially reduce the storage space required on a device by turning on Optimize Storage. See: https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204264
Apple does not currently offer cloud-only storage for photos. If that is what you want or need, you may want to explore 3rd party options such as Google Photos or Dropbox.
You may want to consider an external drive. See: Move your Photos library to save space on your Mac - Apple Support
iCloud storage and Photos Library
