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I have recently purchased a MacBook Air 13" as an upgrade from my 'prehistoric' 2012 MacBook Pro. As it is a downgrade in terms of storage (from 500gb HDD, to an SSD of half the size), I need to delete my photos so I can use Migration Assistant to move to my new Mac. I had 18,000 photos or so, adding up to roughly 60gb. When combined with apps, files, music etc. the total storage required is much higher than my MPA's storage capabilities. I backed up the photos to my 3.2tb iMac, and have deleted 11,000 of them from my MBP. The only problem, is that when I attempt to set up iCloud Photo Library, it still states I have over 60gb of photos! This is impossible! I have already deleted the photos, and from 'Recently Deleted', however iCloud still asks me to upgrade. I have already upgraded once to store all of my documents, and I need these documents and photos, as I am a school teacher. I currently have 50gb iCloud, and I think that 200gb is overkill, and I have already deleted the photos.
Why is this happening? Have I missed a third folder I have to delete from?
Thanks
MacBook Pro, OS X El Capitan (10.11.0)
I have recently purchased a MacBook Air 13" as an upgrade from my 'prehistoric' 2012 MacBook Pro. As it is a downgrade in terms of storage (from 500gb HDD, to an SSD of half the size), I need to delete my photos so I can use Migration Assistant to move to my new Mac. I had 18,000 photos or so, adding up to roughly 60gb. When combined with apps, files, music etc. the total storage required is much higher than my MPA's storage capabilities. I backed up the photos to my 3.2tb iMac, and have deleted 11,000 of them from my MBP. The only problem, is that when I attempt to set up iCloud Photo Library, it still states I have over 60gb of photos! This is impossible! I have already deleted the photos, and from 'Recently Deleted', however iCloud still asks me to upgrade. I have already upgraded once to store all of my documents, and I need these documents and photos, as I am a school teacher. I currently have 50gb iCloud, and I think that 200gb is overkill, and I have already deleted the photos.
Why is this happening? Have I missed a third folder I have to delete from?
Thanks
MacBook Pro, OS X El Capitan (10.11.0)