They only downscale if you choose the &quot;free unlimited&quot; option under settings. If you choose the &quot;Original&quot; option they don&#x27;t -- or at least, I assumed they don&#x27;t! Unfortunately if you want to store more than 14GB of &quot;Original&quot; images -- a quite trivial quantity for the serious photog -- you have to pay. I&#x27;d have to pay $10&#x2F;mo for the 1TB if I wanted to put all my pics online.<p>At for example Smugmug.com you can have unlimited storage of original images with a VASTLY better UI for less than $4&#x2F;mo.