iTunes sync photos - photos library not showing up as an option

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iTunes sync photos - photos library not showing up as an option

Very odd. I have been syncing my Photos library to my iPhone for the longest time with no issues. all 11,000 photos show up on my iphone. Recently I disabled "automatically sync when this iphone is connected" and then reenabled it later. However, sync photos was no longer enabled, so i enabled it. This resulted in all 11,000 previously-synced photos on my iphone erased.

How do i get them back???? SYNC PHOTOS IS NOT GIVING ME MY LIBRARY AS AN OPTION

Thanks.

iMac Line (2012 and Later)

Posted on Sep 19, 2019 5:14 PM

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Answer 1

damaag

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Sep 19, 2019 7:42 PM in response to akfromnyc

I would check and make sure your device or devices are not set to the iCloud Photo Library.

iCloud photos library is easy to setup and use.

Here is an article for it.

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT205743

Best of luck

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akfromnyc Author

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Oct 26, 2019 12:36 PM in response to CasinoOwl

My Photos Library reappeared as an option after a reboot or two.

(presumably you have checked to see that the library in question is set to system library within Photos)

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Oct 26, 2019 11:46 AM in response to akfromnyc

I'm having the exact same problem. My iPhone is updated to 13.1.3 and my Mac is on 10.14.6. My iTunes is version 12.9.5.5. I checked my phone to see if iCloud photos is turned off and it is.

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Oct 26, 2019 1:25 PM in response to akfromnyc

Thanks! I rebooted about 4 times and Photos Library finally showed up as an option. Weird, but I'm glad it works now.

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iTunes sync photos - photos library not showing up as an option

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