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  1. M

    One big Photos library for everything or split into several to speed library up and avoid losing as much if it gets corrupted?

    I currently have one big Mac Photos library with photos and videos from the past 15 years of my life. It has 3200 pictures, 1700 videos and has a size of 225 GBs. I have it stored on an external HDD, and then have several backups on other external HDD. The library does not run that smooth...
    • -mattias-
    • Thread
    • app corrupt photos
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: macOS
  2. S

    How to alphabetically arrange a ton of album photos in iphone?

    Hi everyone, I've been wondering, trying to figure out, read posts and watch videos if there is a way to alphabetically arrange your photo albums in your iphone? Im constantly adding photos to my past albums because I use them for my projects at work which spans for a couple years. The old...
  3. T

    Best icloud backup alternative for iPhones?

    Hi. My 5GB free iCloud storage is about to run out. What are my options for apps that automatically backup my photos to the cloud AND not delete my photos when I delete the photos from my phone? Thanks
  4. R

    How to Transfer Photos from Android to iPhone?

    Is there are free and quick way to transfer my photos from android to iPhone?
  5. Kuro Tanaka

    Photos Background Process Constantly Running

    Running iOS 15.0.1 I have found that the Photos process is constantly running in the background causing the battery to run low prematurely. With 2h 4min Screen On and 12h 52min Screen Off, the Photos process has been running in the background for 9h 4min.
  6. D

    Apple Photos icloud family album

    I know this topic has been discussed many times, but still: My wife and i use one account in google photos to sync pics to cloud. This is not possible in Apple photos + icloud, we use different icloud accounts. Does anybody know if this feature will ever be released? The existing family...
    • DM_DM
    • Thread
    • family sharing icloud photos
    • Replies: 8
    • Forum: iOS 15
  7. G

    Resolved Photos Library on EXTERNAL DRIVE Still Taking up Space on Local Mac Storage

    I keep my default Photos library on an External Hard Drive (selected as default in preferences) However, I recently transferred up about 20 gb of photos off my iPhone into that library, but it still took up 20gb of my internal storage too. Tried to locate where the photos may have been backed...
    • GV123
    • Thread
    • app iphotos photos ssd storage
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Mac Apps
  8. Z

    pics n videos from MacOS to iOS

    Is there a way to transfer photos or videos back to iOS from Photos MacOS?
    • zoran
    • Thread
    • photos pics videos
    • Replies: 7
    • Forum: iOS 14
  9. Z

    organising my photos

    Is it possible to organise the more than a thousand photos i have in Photos? Place them in folders of my choice, or some other kind of sorting?
    • zoran
    • Thread
    • organise photos
    • Replies: 9
    • Forum: Mac Apps
  10. thewhitehart

    A few questions about "Shared with You" in Photos

    1. The MacRumors guide to iOS 15 photos says "If it's a photo that was taken when you were present, it will appear in the All ‌Photos‌ view and in the Days, Months, and Years view, as well as in Featured ‌Photos‌ and Memories." How is your presence determined? 2. When adding photos to your...
  11. penrua

    Photos app - jump in brightness when viewing videos [13 Pro]

    On the Photos app, when I click into a video which was recorded on my new 13 Pro, the video itself will jump to near 100% brightness, but none of the rest of the screen will. The same does not happen when I tap into a video recorded on my old XR. Interestingly, when I do a screen record and do...
    • penrua
    • Thread
    • bug iphone 13 pro photos videos
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: iOS 15
  12. heyyitssusan

    iPhone 13 mini Photos Taken with iPhone 13/13 Mini 📸

    New year, new iPhone, new cameras. Would love to see everyone’s pics, from low light, night mode, etc. 📸 Let’s show some love for the non-pro models. Can’t wait to see everyone’s snapshots!
    • heyyitssusan
    • Thread
    • iphone iphone 13 mini photos
    • Replies: 250
    • Forum: iPhone
  13. Tekzilla

    Photos & Downloaded music didn't sync & download with new iPhone?

    I got my 13 Pro Max a few hours ago, I did the usual Sync with the cloud, all my apps, texts, emails etc. all populated normally. But I do have 2 issues... 1. None of my Apple Music has downloaded? It's all just there and streamable but not on my phone itself. 2. It says I have zero Photos and...
  14. K

    Why aren't my photos being uploaded to iCloud? My phone doesn't have any storage space left.

    As you can see here, I have used 127.8 of 128 GB on my iPhone: But only 1% of photos are uploaded to iCloud Photos, as you also can see in the picture above. Why is that? I have a lot of free iCloud space: And I have enabled "iCloud Photos" and "Optimise iPhone Storage": Shouldn't my...
  15. andreagrandi

    iCloud How to store last X days full res photos AND optimise space?

    Hi everyone, according to the official documentation https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT205703 in particular this part: It looks like when you have iCloud Photos enabled and you choose “Optimise space for…”, you never have a full resolution photo on your device, only the low resolution is stored...
  16. purdnost

    Optimize Storage: Photos vs. Files

    The Photos app has an optimize storage setting that replaces full-resolution photos and videos with smaller, device-sized versions if your device is low on space. I also store photos and videos in the Files app. I’m curious how the Files app utilizes device storage. Does it automatically...
    • purdnost
    • Thread
    • files icloud drive optimize photos storage
    • Replies: 0
    • Forum: Photography
  17. purdnost

    Review Confirmed Photos Showing Old Photos No Longer in iCloud

    Photos > Albums > People > Person > Review Confirmed Photos Not only are the photos on my device (iCloud) showing up, but also old photos that have long been deleted from iCloud. Does Apple save these thumbnails even after the original photos are deleted?
    • purdnost
    • Thread
    • confirm icloud people photos
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: iOS 15
  18. H

    Exporting from Photos app

    I’ve exported my 25,000+ photos from Photos app, but I cannot find a way how to sort subfolders by date. It would be nice to have images sorted by year, but the only exporting option is to name folders by Moments which is in the format "Name - Date". Any idea how can I swap it with either only...
  19. A

    iPhone backup in iTunes is much larger than iPhone storage

    Hey all. Yesterday, I backed up my iPhone Xs (256 gb) to iTunes in hopes of restoring it with the backup before iOS 15 releases. The backup process went by smoothly, albeit slow, but with no problems. However, after attempting to restore the backup to my device, I was hit with an error that...
    • ahmanimen
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    • backup icloud iphone itunes photos storage windows
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Mac Apps
  20. G

    iPhone 7/Plus iPhone 7 Plus imports some shared photos into my library, help!

    I have an iPhone 7 Plus and have had this problem for several years. I have some shared albums with lots of photos from family members but I don't want to import those photos into my main library. On my Mac, my main library photos do not include these shared photos, they are only in their...
    • greekappi
    • Thread
    • iphone 7 plus photos shared albums sync issues
    • Replies: 0
    • Forum: iPhone
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