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iCloud and the System Photo Library

You can use iCloud Photos, Shared Albums, and My Photo Stream only with the System Photo Library. If you choose a different library in Photos without designating it as the System Photo Library, the iCloud tab in Photos preferences is disabled.

In Photos, select Photos Preferences, and in the General tab, click Use as System Photo Library. ICloud lets you open other Photos libraries. If you have iCloud Photo Library enabled, you could.

If you want to use a different library with iCloud, follow the instructions in the next section to change the System Photo Library.

How to designate a System Photo Library

System Photo Library Location

Library

If you designate a new library as the System Photo Library and then turn on iCloud Photos, the photos and videos in the new library will merge with those already in your iCloud Photos. Additionally, all photos and videos from iCloud will redownload to the device.

  1. Quit the Photos app.
  2. Hold down the Option key and open Photos. One of the photo libraries is already designated as YourLibraryName (System Photo Library).
  3. Choose the library you want to designate as the System Photo Library.
  4. After Photos opens the library, choose Photos > Preferences from the menu bar.
  5. Click the General tab.
  6. Click the Use as System Photo Library button.
    If Use as System Photo Library is grayed out, the current library is already set as your System Photo Library.

Mac System Photo Library Location

If you open a different library in the Photos app, and you haven't designated it as the System Photo Library, other applications will use photos from the original System Photo Library. Hold down the Option key when you open Photos to see which library is set as the System Photo Library.

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If you still have issues with Photos, contact Apple Support.

Location System Photo Library On Imac

  1. If your current storage device has insufficient storage, buy an external hard drive with enough capacity to fir your entire photo library. Use a Solid Folder Structure. Once you put all the photos in a single location, come up with an easy-to-remember folder structure that you can use consistently for all your photos today and in the future.
  2. 5) The main library needs to be the System Photo Library. If needed, click the Use as System Photo Library button. If it’s already the System Photo Library, the button will be dimmed. 6) Select the iCloud tab. 7) Place a checkmark in the iCloud Photo Library box. 8) Make sure the option to Download Originals to this Mac is selected.