My wife shoots photos and never deletes them, nearly filling up our 50gb icloud backup again and again. I purge them, but it is a time-consuming chore that I would like to avoid. I know I can buy more iCloud space, but with free options abounding, I wouldn't mind not spending more for iCloud space that she will just fill eventually.

Is there a way to keep using iCloud for auto backups of the iPhones and iPads except for photos and videos - then have those two things backup automatically and share between devices from a different service like Amazon's cloud?

if so how?

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To exclude backing up photos on an iOS device, go:
Settings/1st option, the one with your name/iCloud/manage storage/backups/this iPhone, and uncheck Photo library.
I understand one drive can be set to backup the Photo library, so that’s what I would try, but I’ve never had the need.
The real issue will still be here though. And it will eventually bring logistic annoyances, security complications, etc.
Would you consider not setting up an automatic backup, and have her admin her own creative output?

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Google Photos App, or Amazon Photos if you are a Prime Member. Of course, they aren’t as private as iCloud.
Realize, if you turn off iCloud library, any photos on the phone will be full size, while the iCloud library has an "optimize" option to dynamically reduce the photo file size to thumbnail is storage space on the iPhone is needed.

Google Photos App. Then you can always go to photos.google.com and search for "cat" and ever cat you every photographed will show up.

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... search for "cat" and ever cat you every photographed will show up.

This has been around for a good while in Photo.app.

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... search for "cat" and ever cat you every photographed will show up.

This has been around for a good while in Photo.app.

Yes, it bears repeating. When I type in "Emeryville" I can drill down in an instant. I can't live without that.

Are I saying she’s shooting 50 Gb of photos on a regular basis? Or that she has 50 Gb and keeps adding a few Gb a month and exceeds it?

If it’s the latter, seems as tho just upping to the 200 Gb plan would last a good long time. Even I you had 100 Gb worth now Adding a couple of Gb a month in new photos would be 50 months worth.

However, if the former, I’d just pony up the $10 for the 2 Tb plan. IMHO seems like a pretty small amount to pay for piece of mind. Additionally you can backup ALL your devices to it. So now everyone is backed up.

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Download them periodically to her Mac and delete those on the iPhone that she won’t be viewing ever again.

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Download them periodically to her Mac and delete those on the iPhone that she won’t be viewing ever again.

OOh OOH OOH, Mr Kotter! Also remember Amazon has unlimited photos if you pay for Prime.

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Download them periodically to her Mac and delete those on the iPhone that she won’t be viewing ever again.

All well and good if you have a mac. Or not a mac with say, a 128 GB flash drive as its primary. Then you need externals...

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