Q: Photo Stream not updating to my Mac Book Pro

The Photos app on my MacBook Pro (Retina, 15-inch, Late 2013) won't update to My Photo Stream from my iPhone 6, nor my iPad Air2, even though the two devices will stream with each other. I have restarted all devices numerous times.

MacBook Pro with Retina display, OS X Mavericks (10.9.1)

Posted on Dec 29, 2015 8:19 AM

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Old Toad

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Disable My Photo Stream and iCloud Photo Sharing in the System/iCloud preference pane

and in Photo's iCloud preference pane.

Reboot and reenable both respectively. That should jump start Photo Stream.

Posted on Jan 20, 2016 8:41 AM

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Old Toad Jan 20, 2016 8:41 AM in response to CinnyWoo
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Jan 20, 2016 8:41 AM in response to CinnyWoo

Disable My Photo Stream and iCloud Photo Sharing in the System/iCloud preference pane

and in Photo's iCloud preference pane.

Reboot and reenable both respectively. That should jump start Photo Stream.
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CinnyWoo Jan 20, 2016 8:43 AM in response to Old Toad
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Jan 20, 2016 8:43 AM in response to Old Toad

Thank you for your help. This worked - for a while. Again, I must disable, reboot, enable. Any thoughts as to why it happens repeatedly?
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Old Toad Jan 20, 2016 9:26 AM in response to CinnyWoo
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Jan 20, 2016 9:26 AM in response to CinnyWoo

Any thoughts as to why it happens repeatedly?
No. Try repairing the library according to the instructions in this Apple document: Repair Your Library.

Warning: If you use iCloud Photo Library with Photos, this action will cause Photos to upload all your pictures again (from Fix missing or incorrect thumbnails in Photos - Apple Support).

Be sure to have a backup of the library before proceeding.
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