iCloud Photos Library update paused - how to resume?

Hello cindafromapo,

Thanks for the info. Based on the error message you received, you may need to free up some additional space on the hard drive of your Mac so that the iCloud Photos updates can take place. You can move large files to an external drive and delete them from your Mac. Make sure you have a Time Machine backup on a dedicated external drive before making these changes.

Once the iCloud Photos process finishes and the photos are optimized, then you can decide what to do with the available space remaining on your Mac.

The resources below will help you with this:

Back up your Mac with Time Machine

Use external storage devices with Mac - macOS User Guide

Free up storage space on your Mac

When this is done and you restart your Mac, the iCloud Photos upload process should resume: Log out, sleep, wake, restart, or shut down your Mac.

Take care

Hello cindafromapo,

We'd love to assist you with iCloud Photos. Have you checked to see how much available iCloud storage you have by completing the steps here: Manage your iCloud storage ?

Also, more info can be found on setting up iCloud Photos here: Set up and use iCloud Photos

Best regards