location of photos library in icloud

recently moved photos to icloud, works fine;

but if i check my mac ssd there is a photos library with originals;

actually that's bigger than the photos i moved to icloud


i want everything to be located on icloud, including library,

why am i seeing this -photoslibrary on my mac,

is the library not located in icloud?

iMac 27″, macOS 10.13

Posted on Oct 18, 2022 10:39 AM

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Posted on Oct 18, 2022 11:16 AM

The photos library stays on your Mac. If you want to potentially reduce the storage used on your Mac, turn on the Optimize Storage option in Photos Preferences. More information in: Set up and use iCloud Photos - Apple Support


Another option is to move the library to an external drive. Moving it to iCloud or another cloud service is not an option. See: Move your Photos library to save space on your Mac - Apple Support


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.





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Oct 18, 2022 11:16 AM in response to cezi

The photos library stays on your Mac. If you want to potentially reduce the storage used on your Mac, turn on the Optimize Storage option in Photos Preferences. More information in: Set up and use iCloud Photos - Apple Support


Another option is to move the library to an external drive. Moving it to iCloud or another cloud service is not an option. See: Move your Photos library to save space on your Mac - Apple Support


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.





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