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tiimmbe

macrumors newbie
Original poster
Dec 28, 2017
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Brussels, Belgium
Hi all

I have iCloud Photos sync enabled on my iPhone & iPad.
Total storage is taking 53GB out of my 200GB plan.

I have a lot of pictures (close to 500GB) on my old Macbook which are stored locally in the Photos Library.
My Macbook is not synced to iCloud Photos.

What will happen if I enable iCloud Photos sync on my Macbook?
It is very important I don't lose any of the local photos on the Mac, nor impact to folders and content.

Will my originals still be available locally on the Mac?
Will there be any impact to folders and structure since this action will merge the two folder structures?
Do I have sufficient space to sync all the old pictures from Mac? (52GB used out of 200GB for photos)

Thanks
Tim
 
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