iCloud has stopped syncing

I have 168000 photos

they have stopped syncing to my desktop mac since I moved house. I have recently had wifi reconnected and still no change

MacBook Pro 17″, macOS 10.13

Posted on Jul 30, 2022 9:51 PM

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TheLittles

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Jul 30, 2022 10:23 PM in response to noHOUSEKEEPINGtoday

noHOUSEKEEPINGtoday Said:

"iCloud has stopped syncing: I have 168000 photos they have stopped syncing to my desktop mac since I moved house. I have recently had wifi reconnected and still no change"

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Troubleshooting Photo Sync:

Perform Another Sync:

That's quite a bit of photos. So, if the transfer got interrupted, while in the sync process, then you may need to start this transfer once again. End the process, restart the Mac, and then try this once more.

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