How do I free up space on my Mac photo library?
Delete original library to save space In a Finder window, go back to your Pictures folder (or whichever folder you copied your library from) and move Photos Library to the trash. Then choose Finder > Empty Trash to delete the library and reclaim disk space.
Do Photos take up space on Mac?
macOS can help make more room on your Mac by optimizing its storage. When space is needed, it keeps files, photos and videos, Apple TV movies and shows, and email attachments in iCloud and makes them available on demand. Files don’t take up space on your Mac, and you can download the original files when you need them.
Why does iPhoto take up so much storage?
When Apple released Photos for macOS, the company chose a clever approach to reduce Photos’ storage consumption, knowing that most users would be upgrading an iPhoto library.
What happens when I delete the migrated iPhoto library?
When you delete the iPhoto Library migrated, you will reclaim the disk space used for Previews , Thumbnails, and Faces, but not the disk space used for the Master folder. They will only be released, when you deleted the photos from your Photos library as well, since the files are shared.
How much storage is my photos taking up?
The Settings app is showing about half my storage being taken by photos, but if it is actually taking 97.82 GB then it’s more like 76% of my storage. I keep receiving low space warnings and my phone is slowing down due to lack of space. Any ideas on how I can force photos to take less space?
Why are my photos taking up so much space?
Even optimized, Photos is trying to use as much free storage as possible, so you do not need to download each and every photo from iCloud. Photos will start optimizing more photos, when other apps are claiming more storage. How large is your Photos Library in iCloud?