Mac: How to free up space with iCloud Photos optimized storage To check if you have optimized storage turned on for your iPhone or iPad, follow along here. If you do have enough storage space, optimized photos will store full-resolution versions on both iCloud and your Mac. If I will need a file from icloud I will click 'download now' and that's it. My problem: My iPhone is running out of storage. My Mac Mini is also on iCloud Photos and is set to Download full resolution pictures the Photos library is over 750GB. I’ve set it to ‘Optimize iPhone storage’.
I don't understand why it's so, I don't want to keep local copies. I have iCloud Photos enabled on my iPhone 11 (64G). Yesterday it finished downloading and I removed local copies. Keep in mind that depending on the size of your Photos Library you may need to pay for iCloud Storage if you aren’t already. iCloud Photos optimized storage works to save space by keeping the full-resolution photos and videos on iCloud and keeping smaller, more efficient sized versions on your Mac if there isn’t enough storage to keep the full-resolution ones. Already tried to turn of icloud sync with my Mac and as soon I added it back - it started to download files. If the Photos app is a big factor, turning on optimized storage for iCloud Photos can help out.
First things first, to check what is eating up your storage space on your Mac, head to → About This Mac→ Storage. How to Quickly Enable and Disable iCloud on iOS, Mac and Windows by Jenefey Aaron Updated on / Update for iPhone Data With iCloud launched on October12, 2011, Apple makes it unprecedentedly easy to sync, share and send data (documents, photos, music, email, contacts, calendars, bookmarks, notes, etc. Photos and videos are usually some of top usage categories for many Mac users. Read on to see if this solution could be a good fit for you. Is your Mac running low on storage space? One way to easily free up room is by utilizing iCloud Photos and the optimize storage feature.