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Uploading photos from my phone to icloud/my desktop.

Just been on holiday and had a few days with very little internet access. Those days the photos have not uploaded to the cloud (but subsequent days have). They are still on my phone (iphone 14 pro) but when trying to get them to my desktop I can't get it to sync, and am getting the message "restoring from icloud" - but the images were never on icloud.

iPhone 14 Pro

Posted on Aug 10, 2023 2:21 PM

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Posted on Aug 11, 2023 1:35 PM

Hello SGBest,


For help with iCloud Photos not syncing from your device, we'd recommend starting with steps here: If your iCloud Photos aren't syncing to your device


Depending on how many need to sync and how stable your Wi-Fi network is, it could take a few days to sync them. Until then, they won't show on your desktop to restore from iCloud, because they aren't fully synced to iCloud yet.


If you see a specific error on your iPhone, reply back with the details which can help narrow down what might be causing the issue.


Best regards.

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Aug 11, 2023 1:35 PM in response to SGBest

Hello SGBest,


For help with iCloud Photos not syncing from your device, we'd recommend starting with steps here: If your iCloud Photos aren't syncing to your device


Depending on how many need to sync and how stable your Wi-Fi network is, it could take a few days to sync them. Until then, they won't show on your desktop to restore from iCloud, because they aren't fully synced to iCloud yet.


If you see a specific error on your iPhone, reply back with the details which can help narrow down what might be causing the issue.


Best regards.

Uploading photos from my phone to icloud/my desktop.

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