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For about a month now whenever I click on upload only 4 rows of photos show up and they are not new ones. I haven't changed any settings that I am aware of.
I wonder if it is possible I have a virus. I opened photos one day last week and there was a message from someone I didn't know wanting to share a photo. I reported the message.
OK - you have run out of space on your hard drive - so photos can no longer run any syncing with ICloud.
You will need to find a way to free up some space.
Alternatively you might want to consider moving your photos library to an external drive. If you do, make sure it is formatted correctly first as described here:
Move your Photos library to save space on your Mac – Apple Support (UK)
OK - you have run out of space on your hard drive - so photos can no longer run any syncing with ICloud.
You will need to find a way to free up some space.
Alternatively you might want to consider moving your photos library to an external drive. If you do, make sure it is formatted correctly first as described here:
Move your Photos library to save space on your Mac – Apple Support (UK)
Hi
It is because you have optimise mac storage set. That stores full size images only in iCloud. These are not available for the file picker for uploading.
You can force a download by viewing them full size, after which you should be able to upload them, or better still (IMO) export them first to a folder (using file>export) and upload them from the folder.
Which system version is running on your Mac? it is suspicious that you are seeing only old JPEGs. How are the Settings > Camera Formats on your iPhone? are the High efficiency or Most Compatible? The media Browser may not be able to show you the new images, if you are taking heic images. In that case use the Export Method to upload photos, as download originals will not help to convert the format to JPEG and you do not have enough local storage to use „download originals“.
O.k., there are only 10GB of local storage left on your Mac. That is not enough to be able to turn off "Optimise Storage".
I would enable "Optimize Storage" again for iCloud Photos, so the Mac can free storage and work again reliably. And try other methods to free storage - remove other downloaded large files, like music or videos.
When you want to upload photos, download the files you want to share by viewing them enlarged in Photos. This might make them appear in the Media Browser in other apps.
Well now I can't see any of my photos!
It looks like I have enough space left.
I'm not exactly sure what that means and why it just started after 2 years, but I will see what I can do. I appreciate you taking the time to reply.
The message in your screenshot says local storage. That means your hard drive (system drive), not your iCloud.
You are looking at your iCloud storage again.
What free space do you have on your system drive? (The one inside your mac)
In finder, select it, and hit CMD-i. That will give you your free space.
Missing photos when uploading
