Syncing with iCloud Paused - Mac Needs to Cool Down

"Syncing with iCloud Paused - Mac Needs to Cool Down"

I'm getting the same message on a 2019 MacBook Air (1.6GHz, 13in). The fan isn't running and the Air does not feel hot to the touch. My short-term solution is to pop the Air in the freezer for 10 minutes. I get about 10 minutes use of Photos, then have to repeat. It's infuriating as I'm studying and need to access Photos to complete my case studies.

It seems to be the fan speed that puts it into cooldown mode, I downloaded an app where I can control the fan speed, and when I put the fan speed on high, Photos says Mac needs to cool down. It seems to be regardless of the processor temperature. So I manually locked my fan speed into 3000, and now it's syncing. The CPU temperature seem to be sitting in the 60 to 70° range and not getting any hotter so I'm gonna call that a win. Apple should really not be referencing the fan speed, it should be referencing the temperature of the sensors.

This seems like a consistent issue that Apple are ignoring. I am running a 2019 iMac 3.2 GHz 6-Core Intel Core i7 with Sonoma 14.6.1 and my Mac is also running cool without the fans running. For some reason, Photos thinks the computer is hot when it isn't, and I can't sync photos either.

Apple really needs to do something about this!

me too, getting annoying

Yes it is! My fan continues to run with nothing operating. Cant sync photos which I need to do my work. Getting a bit frustrating. This has all happened since the last IOS update. Beyond Frustrated

Add me to the list of frustrated users. It's been happening for weeks now!

Apple creating situations where you have to upgrade your hardware...... Noooooo - I can't believe it! 🙄

I prop the bottom up with a couple objects, like large polished rocks I have laying around on my desk. Then I use my small desk fan and lay it on its side so the air is going under the laptop.

However, lately I’ve been resorting to setting the Mac on a big bag of frozen vegetables, or gel ice packs to cool down fast 😊 and within 1-2 minutes it cools down enough to start updating iCloud again.

Same problem here. Apple: if the Mac _really_ needs to cool down, let it pause other background work when I tell it (using your future new "force Photos to sync with iCloud button) to sync my Photos with iCloud.

I just updated and now I’m getting this, my mac has been much hotter and still worked for more intense uses. Let us use the hardware we pay thousands for! What a terrible company they are going the way of Microsoft.

Even though my iMac 27 didn't feel that hot I didn't hear a fan running. I ran a diagnostic check and got a fan error. I decided to take it to a Mac service center and they discovered the fan was loaded with lint/dust. After they cleaned it I haven't had any troubles with Syncing iCloud.

Same here.

Same ongoing problem with my 2020 iMac

Hello Mac Needs to Cool Down friends. August 2024 chiming in.