How to force iCloud Photos updating/syncing

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How to force iCloud Photos updating/syncing

Hi there,

due to low storage on my iPhone 12 128GB i would like to use my iCloud storage (and the option on iPhone "Optimise storage, low res on-device, high-res on cloud), it needs to upload 80GB of photo's so this might take a while...

The problem is that it never starts to upload, it has been going on for three days on the charger, low power is off, connected to good Wi-Fi.

I have used the tips of several articles but I never get it to upload anything, the Fritz!Box (Modem/WiFi access point) interface shows zero upload :(

iPhone 12, iOS 15

Posted on Sep 23, 2021 3:20 AM

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Answer 1

dkvlnkx

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Sep 24, 2021 9:00 AM in response to JerraB

I try your approach - but it’s not helped a lot (I don’t have low storage). Photos uploading but veeeeery slowly..I don’t even understand what blue uploading line means - it’s not ~50% up (but half of the photos were uploaded).

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JerraB Author

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Sep 23, 2021 4:29 AM in response to JerraB

Whiel staring at the storage screen so much i've decided to clean up my apps. deleting some of then.

Apparantly it was a storage issue because "Updating..." turned into 1%, then 2% ! after an hour it is about 20%

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khajotia

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Sep 24, 2021 2:49 PM in response to JerraB

Tap Settings > [your name] > iCloud > Photos. Turn on iCloud Photos. Select Optimize iPhone Storage to save space on your device.

Once you do that all your high resolution pics are stored securely in your icloud drive and you will have low res ones on your iPad. Will save you a lot of space.

Be patient can take some time

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khajotia

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Sep 23, 2021 3:25 AM in response to JerraB

Sign Out of iCloud, restart your device and sign back in.

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dkvlnkx

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Sep 23, 2021 3:29 AM in response to JerraB

I have that problem too - for some days it's upload like a 600 photos per day, but yesterday it's upload 5000 photos...Only with cellular, i'm not having any wi-fi available.

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