Photos not syncing or uploading RAW files to iCloud.

I have the same problem (Nikon D500 NEF-files) and just found this thread. I tried the "auto enhance" and the undo on a couple of images, and just like stated before the images then starts uploading to icloud. I then selected 100 images, pressed cmd-e and waited until all images hade been processed. Then I pressed cmd-z (or "undo" under edit), and voila all images are now syncing fine. So that seems to be a workaround until the issue is fixed.

I’ve been having the same issue. Already posted separately about it. Tried the “auto enhance” work around and that did not work for me (Nikon D5100). But, I did find something interesting in a different post. In Photos, select the library and scroll all the way to the bottom for sync information. My said it was “paused”. Why? Who knows, since everything else syncs flawlessly. I selected the Sync option and voila, RAW photos now available!

I am just noticing the same problem. One workaround that I discovered is to select all pictures, Image -> Auto Enhance. Once done, Image -> Revert to Original.

Not ideal, but it is working for me right now and it is an infrequent workflow for me.

This solution worked for me, as I also had the problem where I was editing raw images before they got all uploaded to the icloud, then they remained stuck in 'unable to upload'. The solution worked immediately for some photos, but not all. For the remaining ones I individually had to open again in the editor, then they finally synced into icloud!

Had the same problem, but if I go into each photo and hit Edit and then do any edit, and then hit Done, it immediately uploads. Would rather not have to do this...

-Max

I think I may have discovered how at least to avoid the problem. It seems that If I start editing BEFORE the image has synced to the iCloud then I get the blur after editing problem (It is also impossible to duplicate and it gives you the message "Failed to download Asset for duplication"). If I wait to ensure that all my upload has synced then I don't have the problem. Perhaps you could check. It might be about being a bit patient!

Thanks! This fixed the problem for me, and is the earliest post in the thread that concisely summarizes an easy way to apply the known workaround (select all, auto-enhance, undo). I would recommend other people on this thread that find this work-around helpful mark your post here as 'helpful' instead of only posting "that worked for me!" responses to it, so that others who come along don't have to search for this message.

Note that when I performed this trick, I went to my "Unsynced Photos" group, and did the select-all, since the fifty or so photos here were exactly the ones that exhibited the issue reported in this thread. When I did Image : Auto-Enhance to my group selection, they immediately sync'd to iCloud and therefore disappeared from the "Unsynced Photos" group, before I had a chance to perform the "UNDO" action!

I was then worried that I would have to hunt down the fifty or so photos amongst all the others and select them back into a selection group, so that I could then apply the "un-do auto enhance"... but it turns out just performing an Edit : Undo Auto Enhance did the trick, and saved me the hassle. Just FYI.

It's definitely a Ventura 13.1 issue, never happened before I installed this newest version. And only for RAW files, never for Apple iPhone images. As I've posted, the solution is (irritatingly) to be patient and wait for the upload to the iCloud to synch.

I haven't raise a support request with Apple but would be very grateful to hear what reply you get.

Just spoke to Apple support. Their response was that "this is a feature of the photos app" and I could raise an enhancement request to the development team if I wanted it to behave differently (which I have done). Was a strange conversation, support person acknowledged the behaviour but didn't really classify it as an issue.

Just started using a Sony R100 VII to shoot RAW (been using iPhone for last few years prior to this without issue) and getting exactly the same problem as you describe on two different Macs. I'm on Ventura 13.1 on both.

I'll raise a support request with Apple too.