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Photostream not syncing on MacBook

I have an iPhone XR and a MacBook Air.


Both devices have photo stream switched on and both are logged into the same apple ID


When I take a photo on my phone it immediately transfers it to an album called Photostream. However this does not then appear on my MacBook


I have tried this several times and have waited up to half a day, and nothing appears on my Macbook


When I go into setting on the MacBook turn off photo stream and then turn it back on a few seconds later, the photos appear


Is there something im missing ? Is there a setting that needs to be on ?


Very confused and any help would be appreciated

MacBook Air 13", macOS 10.15

Posted on May 13, 2020 9:09 AM

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Posted on May 13, 2020 9:30 AM

Boot into Safe Mode (How to use safe mode on your Mac - Apple Support) by booting with the Shift key held down and toggle the My Photo Stream off and on in your Photos library.  Reboot normally and test.

NOTE: Safe Mode boot can take up to 10 minutes as it's doing some system cache cleaning, volume verifying and directory repairing. 


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May 13, 2020 9:30 AM in response to stocksy

Boot into Safe Mode (How to use safe mode on your Mac - Apple Support) by booting with the Shift key held down and toggle the My Photo Stream off and on in your Photos library.  Reboot normally and test.

NOTE: Safe Mode boot can take up to 10 minutes as it's doing some system cache cleaning, volume verifying and directory repairing. 


Photostream not syncing on MacBook

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