iCloud Photos won't turn off on my iPad — keep getting a 'Turning Off' spinning wheel but never turns off

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iCloud Photos won't turn off on my iPad — keep getting a 'Turning Off' spinning wheel but never turns off

I'm trying to turn off iCloud Photos as I keep running out of space on my 8th-gen iPad, but I repeatedly get a 'Turning off' spinning wheel that goes on for 20+ minutes, but iCloud Photos never turns off. I've also tried signing out of iCloud completely and deselecting Photos when I sign back in, but iCloud Photos always turns itself back on, and takes up multiple Gigs of space.

This is making the iPad unusable with the lack of storage space -- anyone else having this issue or have ideas how to remedy?

iPad, iPadOS 14

Posted on Aug 7, 2021 12:03 PM

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narh192

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Aug 28, 2021 8:46 AM in response to Katana-San

I was able to fix it. Just keep on charge and turn off display timer, let it stay on. Toon a few hrs and went away

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Katana-San

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Aug 7, 2021 12:11 PM in response to biggypaul1972

Hello:) Take a look here:

Restart the device and see if you can turn it off -- Restart your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch - Apple Support.

~Katana-San~

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Katana-San

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Aug 28, 2021 8:14 AM in response to narh192

Hello~ Sorry you are have an issue. Give all the details you can… device,what you have tried any details about your specific issue and we will try and help you as well. In the meantime have you tried signing out of your Apple ID and back in?

~Katana-San~

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narh192

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Aug 11, 2021 5:28 PM in response to biggypaul1972

Have you been able to fix this issue? I'm having the same exact problem with my iPad Pro. tried everything i can imagine and it wont turn off. 20 gb of space.

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