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Photos on my Mac stopped sync with my photos in iCloud photos

Photos on my Mac stopped sync with my photos in iCloud I've try a few things like logging in and out of iCloud to get it to restart syncing but it hasn't worked. Do you have a solution to restart syncing process. Thanks!

Mac mini 2018 or later

Posted on Dec 4, 2021 9:16 AM

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Posted on Dec 4, 2021 9:35 AM

How many times in that 6 weeks have you tried to restart it (eg by logging out and in)? Because every time you do this, it restarts the sync process from the beginning. With 22,000+ times it will take some days to complete even if you leave the mac on 24/7 connected to power and with sleep disabled.


I’m guessing this started when you upgraded to Monterey>


(For reference, my 5000 item library took 48 hours - so you can expect in the region of 8+ days - if you leave it on 24/7 as described.


One other thing worth checking - do you have an “unable to upload folder” or if you create a smart album with the condition “photo - is unable to upload to iCloud” Does it show anything?

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Dec 4, 2021 9:35 AM in response to Mbt4

How many times in that 6 weeks have you tried to restart it (eg by logging out and in)? Because every time you do this, it restarts the sync process from the beginning. With 22,000+ times it will take some days to complete even if you leave the mac on 24/7 connected to power and with sleep disabled.


I’m guessing this started when you upgraded to Monterey>


(For reference, my 5000 item library took 48 hours - so you can expect in the region of 8+ days - if you leave it on 24/7 as described.


One other thing worth checking - do you have an “unable to upload folder” or if you create a smart album with the condition “photo - is unable to upload to iCloud” Does it show anything?

Photos on my Mac stopped sync with my photos in iCloud photos

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