Check the size of your Photos Library
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Dec 06, 2018 The Photos app on your Mac is the easiest place to download your photos from iCloud. Open Photos and then follow these steps. 1) Select the Library or Album where the photos you want are located. 2) Click one at a time while pressing Command to select several photos, or click Command + A to select them all. Sep 21, 2015 Ok, so I just upgraded my iCloud storage to make it large enough to hold my Photos library that is on my Mac. My iCloud settings in Photos is set to 'Download Originals to the Mac', which, as I understand, means I keep full resolution copies of all of my photos and videos on my Mac as well as on iCloud.
Open Photos and choose Photos > Preferences > General. Click the Show in Finder button to go to your Photos Library. After Finder opens, select your Photos Library, then choose File > Get Info. Look under General to find the size.
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The size of your Photos Library on your Mac will usually be slightly larger than the amount of space that you need to store your photos and videos in iCloud.*
See how much iCloud storage you're using
Choose Apple menu > System Preferences. Then select iCloud to view your total and available storage.
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Add the size of your Photos Library to the amount of iCloud storage you're using
To store your current iCloud content and your Photos Library, you need an iCloud storage plan with enough space for both.
When you sign up for iCloud, you automatically get 5GB of free storage. If you use all of your iCloud storage, you can buy more starting at 50GB for $0.99 a month. Learn more about prices in your country or region.
You can also reduce the size of your Photos Library.
*There are several reasons the size of your Mac Photos Library might be larger than the amount of space that you need to store your photos and videos:
- Your Photos Library might contain photos or videos that have already been added to iCloud Photos from another device.
- Part of your Photos Library size includes small system files. These files aren't uploaded when you turn on iCloud Photos.
- Your Mac and iCloud count the size of a GB differently. Your Mac displays storage representation in decimal, base 10 where 1 GB = 1,000,000,000 bytes. iCloud storage tiers are counted in binary, base 2 where 1 GB = 1, 073,741,824 bytes.
iCloud Photo Library is part of iCloud, Apple's storage and sync service. When combined with one of iCloud's paid storage tiers, you can use it to store thousands of photos and videos and share it with your other devices — including your Apple TV.
Unlike Apple's other devices, however, your Apple TV can't download images from your Photos library. Instead, it relies solely on iCloud streaming. Before you can display your photos and video on your TV, you'll first need to set up the iCloud Photo Library.
How can I view photos on Apple TV?
You have a few different choices when it comes to viewing images on your Apple TV, depending on what you plan to showcase.
- iCloud Photo Library: If you turn on the iCloud Photo Library, you'll stream your entire collection of images and videos to your TV — if you have items in your photo collection you wouldn't want to share on the big screen, keep that in mind.
- iCloud Photo Sharing: You can use this to only share albums you've shared with friends and family (or vice versa).
How to enable iCloud Photo Library
When you turn on the iCloud Photo Library, every image and video you've stored will be available on your TV. This is great if you don't mind people going through your image collection (or you live alone), but keep in mind that if you have guests, you may not want to keep this setting enabled.
- Tap on the Settings app on your Apple TV.
- Click Users and Accounts.
- Choose iCloud under Apple TV Accounts.Source: iMore
- Click Sign In.
- Enter your Apple ID and password
- Toggle on iCloud Photos.Source: iMore
How to enable iCloud Photo Sharing
If you select iCloud Photo Sharing, your Apple TV will have access to any albums you've shared with friends (or they've shared with you). You can use this setting in tandem with iCloud Photo Library or in isolation (if you don't want your entire image library accessible inside your living room).
- Tap on the Settings app on your Apple TV.
- Click Users and Accounts.
- Choose iCloud under Apple TV Accounts.
- Toggle on Share Albums.Source: iMore
Any questions?
Is there anything else you'd like to know about turning on and using the iCloud Photo Library on Apple TV? Do you have a tip or suggestion? Let us know in the comments.
Updated January 2020: Includes information for tvOS 13.
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