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External photos library to iCloud

I have 104,000 photos sitting in a Photos library on an external drive. How do I get this library into iCloud?

Mac Pro, macOS 12.1

Posted on Dec 20, 2022 12:24 AM

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Posted on Dec 20, 2022 2:16 AM

Only one library at a time can sync with iCloud Photos. To use the library on your external volume with iCloud, do it this way:

Watch the status bar below All Photos for the progress of the syncing or any problems. The upload can take several days without any visible progress. Just wait. For example, I just synced again a library with 50000 photos and videos, it took 10 days, even with a fast internet connection.




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Dec 20, 2022 2:16 AM in response to Emily_M_Dawson

Only one library at a time can sync with iCloud Photos. To use the library on your external volume with iCloud, do it this way:

Watch the status bar below All Photos for the progress of the syncing or any problems. The upload can take several days without any visible progress. Just wait. For example, I just synced again a library with 50000 photos and videos, it took 10 days, even with a fast internet connection.




External photos library to iCloud

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