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Why are the thumbnails in Iphoto just gray, with a gray cloud in the center? I can't see what the photo is unless I click onto it and it takes awhile to show up?

Why are the thumbnails in Photos just gray, with a gray cloud in the center? I can't see what the photo is unless I click onto it and it takes awhile to show up?


MacBook Air 11″, macOS 10.14

Posted on Nov 14, 2021 12:43 PM

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Are you using iCloud? Do you have "optimise mac storage" set? Or is your mac still syncing with iCloud.


It means the photo is not downloaded yet. The delay when opening is the time it takes to download that image.

Posted on Nov 14, 2021 1:11 PM

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Why are the thumbnails in Iphoto just gray, with a gray cloud in the center? I can't see what the photo is unless I click onto it and it takes awhile to show up?

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