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Hi, I'm using macOS Catalina v10.15.5 and my iCloud photos haven't updated in a month (uploading photos to iCloud doesn't work either).
I've currently turned off iCloud photos to see if that helps, although so far it hasn't. Pausing the download also doesn't work.
Does anyone have a fix?
MacBook Pro 13″, macOS 10.15
See the article https://support.apple.com/en-in/HT204264
Pause library uploads to iCloud
When you turn on iCloud Photos, the time it takes for your photos and videos to upload to iCloud depends on the size of your collection and your Internet speed. If you have a large collection of photos and videos, your upload might take more time than usual. You can see the status and pause the upload for one day.
Read the preferences article for photos https://support.apple.com/en-in/guide/photos/pht5156cc968/4.0/mac/10.14
See the article https://support.apple.com/en-in/HT204264
Pause library uploads to iCloud
When you turn on iCloud Photos, the time it takes for your photos and videos to upload to iCloud depends on the size of your collection and your Internet speed. If you have a large collection of photos and videos, your upload might take more time than usual. You can see the status and pause the upload for one day.
Read the preferences article for photos https://support.apple.com/en-in/guide/photos/pht5156cc968/4.0/mac/10.14
It can take a month or more ( the photos are massive ) , restarting Mac is a very basic solution as suggested make sure you have combined the libraries https://support.apple.com/en-in/HT209528 and using a single photo library and designated https://support.apple.com/en-in/guide/photos/pht6d60b524/4.0/mac/10.14#pht6d605ea2
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What does it say at the bottom of the photos window?
At the bottom of the iCloud Photo Library on macOS, it says that over 5,000 images are ‘uploading’. Though, when left for a few hours, it doesn’t actually do anything.
Do you not see a progress bar and a count of how many items are waiting.
I do not see a progress bad. I do see an item count but it does not actually progress.
Is this a first sync of a large library?
How many items are there? Are any of them videos? Have you restarted the Mac?
(Turning off iCloud will only restart the whole process again)
As I previously stated, I’ve tried all of these.
A month? I’m giving up.
It depends upon the network speed , connect the Mac with power outlet .
iCloud Photos Not Updating
