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iCloud Photo Library ate all my cloud storage.

DoctorKrabs

DoctorKrabs

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I had iCloud Photo Library enabled on my iPhone, with a camera roll of 1.5 GB. I have a backup that is 2.2 GB, which includes the camera roll. I don't understand why it has redundancy like this.

I wanted to disable iCloud Photo Library to regain some space, but none of the space was recovered on iCloud. I have a 2.2 GB backup but only 1.1 GB free on iCloud with a 5 GB plan. A ton of this space is being taken by a non-functioning photo library.

I try to re-enable the iCloud photo syncing but then it tells me there's not enough space.

Now I'm stuck without photo syncing and I have lost more that a gig of iCloud space. Anyone else have this problem? Solutions?

I did see that Beta 2's release notes say "The ability to automatically optimize device space is not enabled in this beta", but that doesn't seem to mean anything for my iCloud storage.
 
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DoctorKrabs said:
I had iCloud Photo Library enabled on my iPhone, with a camera roll of 1.5 GB. I have a backup that is 2.2 GB, which includes the camera roll. I don't understand why it has redundancy like this.

I wanted to disable iCloud Photo Library to regain some space, but none of the space was recovered on iCloud. I have a 2.2 GB backup but only 1.1 GB free on iCloud with a 5 GB plan. A ton of this space is being taken by a non-functioning photo library.

I try to re-enable the iCloud photo syncing but then it tells me there's not enough space.

Now I'm stuck without photo syncing and I have lost more that a gig of iCloud space. Anyone else have this problem? Solutions?

I did see that Beta 2's release notes say "The ability to automatically optimize device space is not enabled in this beta", but that doesn't seem to mean anything for my iCloud storage.
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I had the same issue. My iCloud library was not at all working on Beta 2. I had to restore to beta 1, setup as new device and enable iCloud library and then delete everything in it manually. Then I restored my backup.
 
Stuke00 said:
I had the same issue. My iCloud library was not at all working on Beta 2. I had to restore to beta 1, setup as new device and enable iCloud library and then delete everything in it manually. Then I restored my backup.
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I guess I'll just wait two weeks and hope they fix it in beta 3, because I just restored today and won't be doing that again.
 
DoctorKrabs said:
I had iCloud Photo Library enabled on my iPhone, with a camera roll of 1.5 GB. I have a backup that is 2.2 GB, which includes the camera roll. I don't understand why it has redundancy like this.

I wanted to disable iCloud Photo Library to regain some space, but none of the space was recovered on iCloud. I have a 2.2 GB backup but only 1.1 GB free on iCloud with a 5 GB plan. A ton of this space is being taken by a non-functioning photo library.

I try to re-enable the iCloud photo syncing but then it tells me there's not enough space.

Now I'm stuck without photo syncing and I have lost more that a gig of iCloud space. Anyone else have this problem? Solutions?

I did see that Beta 2's release notes say "The ability to automatically optimize device space is not enabled in this beta", but that doesn't seem to mean anything for my iCloud storage.
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Shouldn't be an issue if you're a developer. All developers get a 50GB increase in addition to what they already have. I have 65GB.
 
DoctorKrabs said:
I had iCloud Photo Library enabled on my iPhone, with a camera roll of 1.5 GB. I have a backup that is 2.2 GB, which includes the camera roll. I don't understand why it has redundancy like this.

I wanted to disable iCloud Photo Library to regain some space, but none of the space was recovered on iCloud. I have a 2.2 GB backup but only 1.1 GB free on iCloud with a 5 GB plan. A ton of this space is being taken by a non-functioning photo library.

I try to re-enable the iCloud photo syncing but then it tells me there's not enough space.

Now I'm stuck without photo syncing and I have lost more that a gig of iCloud space. Anyone else have this problem? Solutions?

I did see that Beta 2's release notes say "The ability to automatically optimize device space is not enabled in this beta", but that doesn't seem to mean anything for my iCloud storage.
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you can't go in and manually delete the photos from your iCloud settings on your phone?
 
DoctorKrabs said:
Now I'm stuck without photo syncing and I have lost more that a gig of iCloud space. Anyone else have this problem? Solutions?
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Yeah, don't use a BETA as a daily driver, and don't try to use new features and complain when they don't work perfectly yet.
 
Even with 20 gb space, it'll fill up really quickly. I don't see how this will actually work in the long run unless videos get excluded.
 
I had the same problem. I called appleCare. The told me I should go to:
http://developer.icloud.com/ and log in. Your account will be automatically upgraded to 50gb of storage.

I then filed a bug report about the issue that you can't delete the data from iCloud. It will probably be fixed before they go live.

I also think that they should automatically remove photos and videos from your iCloud backup once you have iCloud photos enabled. So I also filed an Improvement for that too. I can't imagine Apple to go live without it.
 
jabingla2810 said:
You'll have to pay for more icloud storage I guess.
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Most iPhones/iPads out there are 16gb models and even most of the 32gb ones don't hold over 20gbs of photos and videos. So once photos and videos are subtracted from you backups I don't see how storage will become a problem with a 20gb subscription.
 
ErikGrim said:
Only if your iCloud email is the same as your developer account email :(
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HarryT said:
Anyway around this?
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mavis said:
Yeah, that kind of sucks. I'm not sure why my dev account isn't my main AppleID, but in any case, it isn't. :(
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My Dev and iCloud login is a Gmail address. This was before I had a me/iCloud account. So my Gmail address and iCloud address are linked. I can use either one to login to iCloud/Dev account.

See if you can link a non Apple ID email (one that hasn't been used for an Apple ID setup) with your current Apple ID. This can be done. You just need to login to the Apple ID portal and link a secondary email. If it is another Apple ID, not sure what to tell you because you can't link them which is stupid.
 
paulcdb said:
Thanks for the link. Completely missed that and it'll be handy to have until the new plans go active. :)
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Doesn't work for me to get more space. I already pay $100/yr for a 50gib plan and using my iOS dev center login (also my usual iCloud email) doesn't get me any more storage even at the link above....

EDIT: Tried it a second time and it worked! Thank you!
 
jabingla2810 said:
Yeah, don't use a BETA as a daily driver, and don't try to use new features and complain when they don't work perfectly yet.
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How would the issue have been found if nobody out there tested them, Mr. "It's just a beta"?
I was not complaining about it, I was stating the issue and asking if others had the same issue. I don't need your attitude.

In fact, I already fixed it by doing what Stuke00 suggested. I got the solution I was looking for.

Yeah, don't tell me what I should do with my phone. I know I put a beta on it.
 
dsdevries said:
Most iPhones/iPads out there are 16gb models and even most of the 32gb ones don't hold over 20gbs of photos and videos. So once photos and videos are subtracted from you backups I don't see how storage will become a problem with a 20gb subscription.
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Yes, I have a 16gb phone. When my phone racks up 3GB in photo/video, I have to delete them. I empty my camera roll at least once a month (more if I take 5-6 videos). Do you see how 5gb or even paying for 20gb is not enough?
 
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