salvapost
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Mac OS X

Q: Photos OSX stop synch with iCloud

Hello

Photos OSX stop synch with iCloud.

In the Shared Tab is this message:

iCloud Photo Sharing is only available in the System Photo Library

 

I got this problem after a major crash which force me to make a Clean Install.

 

In my iPhone and MacAir iCloud is in synch, no problem at all.

 

I have two more old Photos Library that are not in use. This two Libraries dont synch.

 

Any help appreciate

Mac Pro, OS X El Capitan (10.11.5), MacPro4,1 32GB

Posted on Sep 14, 2016 9:45 AM

by salvapost,Solvedanswer
salvapost salvapost
Level 1 (12 points)
Mac OS X
A:

Thank you to all!

What I did is to move the "old and problematic" Libraries to the Desktop.

I open Photos app holding Option key and create a New Library. Go to Preference and enabled the New Photo Library as the System Photo Library.

After that I download my full iCloud Photos to the New Library, will take some time.

Now everything (MacPro, Air, iPhone) its in Synch.

 

Keep In mind that this will not work for you, depends of you iCloud configuration.

Posted on Sep 20, 2016 5:50 AM

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  • by léonie,Helpful

    léonie léonie Sep 20, 2016 5:42 AM in response to salvapost
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    iCloud
    Sep 20, 2016 5:42 AM in response to salvapost

    In the Shared Tab is this message:

    iCloud Photo Sharing is only available in the System Photo Library

    Have you enabled your current Photos Library as the System Photo Library?

     

    You do this in in the Photos > Preferences > General.

    The option "Use as System Photo Library " should be grayed out to indicate it is your System Photo Library.  Only one library, enabled as the system Photo Library, can sync with iCloud.

    The Photos Preferences > General should look like this, when you are using the library you want to sync to iCloud.


    Screen Shot 2016-09-14 at 19.11.49GMT.jpg

     

    The System Photo Library must not be on a drive used by Time Machine.

  • by LarryHN,Helpful

    LarryHN LarryHN Sep 20, 2016 5:42 AM in response to salvapost
    Level 10 (84,857 points)
    Photos for Mac
    Sep 20, 2016 5:42 AM in response to salvapost
    I have two more old Photos Library that are not in use. This two Libraries dont synch.

     

    Only the system library will sync with iCLoud Photo Library and only one library can be the system library at a time

     

    If you want to merge them all into one library designate each as the system library in sequence and after the upload is complete to the next - at teh end the last library will contain all photos from all libraies

     

    LN

  • by salvapost,Solvedanswer

    salvapost salvapost Sep 20, 2016 5:50 AM in response to salvapost
    Level 1 (12 points)
    Mac OS X
    Sep 20, 2016 5:50 AM in response to salvapost

    Thank you to all!

    What I did is to move the "old and problematic" Libraries to the Desktop.

    I open Photos app holding Option key and create a New Library. Go to Preference and enabled the New Photo Library as the System Photo Library.

    After that I download my full iCloud Photos to the New Library, will take some time.

    Now everything (MacPro, Air, iPhone) its in Synch.

     

    Keep In mind that this will not work for you, depends of you iCloud configuration.