iCloud Drive icon in Finder always shows partial uploading, stuck.

This has been happening for some time now. I have tried to sign out, sign back in, but the icon appears to be doing something always. See my screen shot, partial clock...

Mac Pro

Posted on Nov 12, 2020 10:56 AM

Similar questions

iCloud Drive - stuck uploading one file I have iCloud drive enabled - with many GB of data. For many days now the sync indicator has looked like this: And if I click on the progress indicator I get this: And it has been stuck on "Uploading 1 item" for about 5 days now. I have no idea how to find out which file is being uploaded because none of the folders or files in my iCloud drive have the "cloud" symbol on them which normally indicates syncing activity. The problem persists after a re-boot. How can I check which file is stuck? Are there any iCloud diagnostics available?
9876 4
iCloud drive "stuck" When I go into finder the iCloud icon is stuck. I've shut the computer down and restarted but its still doing it.
369 1
iCloud Drive not uploading files I recently moved a large amount of data -- tens of gigabytes in tens of thousands of files -- onto my Mac Mini. My Mini is about a year old. It's ARM-based. It has 8 gb of RAM, and tens of gb of free storage on its SSD. I'm running the current version of macOS Ventura, version 13.5.2. I use iCloud Drive, and have hundreds of gb of free space there. When new files are placed onto local storage on the Mini, a process running locally uploads copies of those files to iCloud Drive. In this case, that process seems to have stalled completely. If I look in the Finder, I see a small circle to the right of "iCloud Drive". That circle has a wedge darkened, indicating that it is part way through the upload process. If I hover over that circle, it turns into a question mark. If I then click on it, I get a "gas gauge" displaying progress to date. There has been no progress in several days. I have no idea why this is happening and I have no idea what to do about it. As far as I can tell, no relevant resources -- local CPU, storage, or RAM or remote storage -- are currently bound by their constraints. My internet connection is perfectly healthy. I've tried rebooting (several times) to no avail. Any help?
6990 11

1 reply

Nov 18, 2020 3:57 PM in response to ctphoto1

Hello, ctphoto1.

Thank you for using Apple Support Communities.

From your post, we understand that you want to know about the icon next to your iCloud Drive. We'd be glad to help. This icon indicates that you may have files that are being syncing to the iCloud Drive: Add your Desktop and Documents files to iCloud Drive

You can check out this article for help with iCloud Drive: Access iCloud Drive files from your iPhone and other devices

Make sure to also have iCloud Storage available and stable internet connection. Bigger files and a slow connection would increase the time for this process to complete.

Manage your iCloud Storage

Resolve Wi-Fi and Bluetooth issues caused by wireless interference

Let us know if you have any further questions

Cheers!

This thread has been closed by the system or the community team. You may vote for any posts you find helpful, or search the Community for additional answers.

iCloud Drive icon in Finder always shows partial uploading, stuck.

Welcome to Apple Support Community

A forum where Apple customers help each other with their products. Get started with your Apple Account.

Learn more Sign up