incomplete photo library upload to iCloud with 2T storage

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incomplete photo library upload to iCloud with 2T storage

I finally decided to move all my 36,000 photos library to iCloud. I bought 2 TB of space and turned on photos sync on my main computer where all of the originals are stored. Yesterday, it started the slow process of uploading the photos. This morning, the upload appears to be complete however iCloud only shows 8,700 photos/video while photos on the Mac shows 36,000 and 95 were unable to upload.

How can I fix this? Takes quite a long time but I can be patient. It appears to br complete and I am looking for help. I have read the associated documents I could fine and have not found a solution.

MacBook Pro 13″, macOS 11.6

Posted on Sep 30, 2021 1:49 AM

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Paul Kleeberg Author

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Sep 30, 2021 6:12 PM in response to Paul Kleeberg

The key is patience. 36 hours after starting this process, 11K of my 36K photos are beginning to appear. They are showing correctly as they appear in my other devices and in my Apple TV. Patient has not been my strong point.

Paul

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Paul Kleeberg Author

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Sep 30, 2021 2:24 AM in response to Paul Kleeberg

I think I see the problem. I turned photo sync on both my iPad, (which had a finder synced subset) and the Macintosh where all the masters are stored. It appears that iCloud photos reflect the photos on the iPad but not the photos on the Mac. How do I resolve that?

Paul

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incomplete photo library upload to iCloud with 2T storage

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