I want to delete photos from my Mac to free up space. I've never gone to iCloud before to check on my back ups and just assumed they occurred. However when i go to iCloud it shows nothing but find phone. Is there a way to see photos? The only question i see that actually addresses this is negatively voted on, and the only answer did not address the Question but was geared toward organizing library and space on cloud. I just want to know my stuff is there. How? if I cannot see it??
Mac – Photos and iCloud cannot see photos on iCloud safe to delete
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The surest way to resolve this is to create a fresh Photos Library by following these steps:
- ⌘ cmd-Q out of Photos.
- Go into → System Preferences → iCloud → Photos Options… and uncheck iCloud Photo Library.
- Reboot if you want to be safe, though it shouldn’t be necessary.
- Launch Photos with ⌥ opt-click.
- Click Create New… and name your new Photos Library.
- Go into Photos → Preferences → General and click Use as System Photo Library.
- Go into Photos → Preferences → iCloud and check iCloud Photo Library.
- Wait for your photos to be redownloaded from iCloud.
If you’d rather try to keep your existing Photos Library, follow these steps instead:
- ⌘ cmd-Q out of Photos.
- Create a backup of your Photos Library.photoslibrary file.
- Launch Photos with ⌘ cmd-⌥ opt-click.
- Click Repair.
- Wait for macOS to repair your Photos Library. A full sync should take place once the repair has completed.
Some screenshots courtesy of OS X Daily.
They may have updated the iCloud Photo Library for Windows capabilities:
What you can do with iCloud for Windows
Safely store your photos and videos in iCloud. With iCloud Photo Library, any new photos and videos that you take on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch automatically download to your PC. And you can upload new photos and videos from your PC so that you can access them from your other devices too.
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Best Answer
My understanding is that iCloud is for storage of photos, and not just for synchronization; otherwise, why would you have the option to purchase more space (which I have done). That being said, @Jaime Santa Cruz is correct in that you cannot back up Time Machine to iCloud, but you should be able to indefinitely store photos, docs, notes, etc., so long as you keep within the storage limit or purchase (and continue to pay) for additional storage.
I had the same problem and actually wrote a question about it just the other day and received a number or comments and an answer. Deleting Photos, what iCloud saves and how to access things from iCloud and device storage issues It seemed clear from what others were saying that I should be able to see icons in iCloud, such as photos, and when you click on/open these tabs you should be able to see your photos/docs. I could not.
It was suggested I contact Apple support if there was nothing there aside from Find My Phone (which there was not - sounds like this is what you are saying). I did contact Apple and sure enough, there was a problem on iCloud/Apple's end and they need to remotely reset my iCloud account(this is the word they used, from a technical perspective I have no clue what was wrong or what they did to fix it), but after about 15 minutes with them iCloud appeared as it should and never had before. There was an orange background with most of the app icons that appear on the dock, and I could now view my photographs and documents, etc.
If iCloud is turned on, your devices are synced and you are going to iCloud.com and getting a black background with just a FMP, you probably need to do what I did.