How can I force Photos to sync with iCloud?

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How can I force Photos to sync with iCloud?

I took some pictures today and they don't show up on my Mac. I shutdown Photos on my Mac and the camera app and photos on my iPhone and restarted them. Nothing. Ideas?

MacBook Pro 15″, macOS 12.0

Posted on Dec 27, 2021 4:36 PM

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thor_olof

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Jan 15, 2022 9:56 AM in response to Jonathan Locke

I fully agree. Some way to force upload.

I have the exact same issue and have rebooted, updated software, re-started the software and much more and it still does not upload. The count stays at "uploading 257 items".

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muguy

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Dec 27, 2021 4:44 PM in response to Jonathan Locke

Check the status on your phone.

Open Photos

Tap library

Scroll to the bottom

You'll see an item count and beneath that, the iCloud status.

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Answer 3

Dec 27, 2021 4:50 PM in response to muguy

It updated. I really have no idea why.

Apple ought to consider some “secret menu” system for forcing updates and other workarounds just in case things fail. Then the UI is not polluted, but if things go wrong there’s a handy fix that’s easy to discover.

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ea1818

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Jan 14, 2022 8:31 AM in response to Jonathan Locke

When I open the photos app, click on library (at bottom of app screen), it often shows that the upload has been stopped (different work, but can't remember what it is but you get the idea). How can I get it to automatically sync from iphone to macbook laptop?

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How can I force Photos to sync with iCloud?

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