icloud photos stuck on updating

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icloud photos stuck on updating

Hello everyone, I have a iphone se 1st edition model MLLN2VC/A on ios 15.8.3 and I barely have any apps installed on it but I barely have any internal storage space left. It's showing that ios takes up 6.98 GB and system data takes up 5.45 GB of data. Combined it's 12.43 GB/16 GB total. The rest is around 3.57 GB free which is available to - telegram/instagram/snapchat. I don't even have any pictures or videos. But, when I enable icloud photos and take a photo, it takes forever for it to be uploaded to icloud and icloud photos under iphone storage has a spinning wheel that says "updating" without any progress. It's as if ios keeps making more and more system data without a way to delete it and it just overwhelmes the internal storage to the point that icloud thinks there's no more internal storage and won't sync and icloud photos won't upload.

What can I do about this complicated situation ?

iPhone SE

Posted on Sep 7, 2024 7:44 PM

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TheLittles

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Sep 7, 2024 8:06 PM in response to ghostanime2001

ghostanime2001 Said:

"icloud photos stuck on updating: [...]It's showing that ios takes up 6.98 GB and system data takes up 5.45 GB of data. Combined its 12.43 GB/16 GB total.[...]"

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iPhone Stuck on Update and Storage Issues:

Force Restart the iPhone, and then clear the System Data (formerly called "Other"). Use my User Tip: How to Clear "Other" in your iPhone's Storage - Use Backup

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Answer 2

Sep 7, 2024 7:49 PM in response to ghostanime2001

Try syncing your photos with iCloud while you charge your iPhone. It usually works when the battery percentage is high enough. Hope it helps!

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TheLittles

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Sep 7, 2024 8:42 PM in response to ghostanime2001

ghostanime2001 Said:

"Ok, I've force restarted my iphone se, double checked the iphone storage and it says 14.2 GB of 16 GB storage left. No change in the system data and ios partition spaces. I've checked the photos app and icloud photos section under settings and it still says updating with the spinning loading wheel. If I delete all the social media apps, will the cache files also get deleted ?"

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iCloud Photos Stuck in Uploading:

So, you have cleared the System Data, is that correct? With the specs you've provided, it seems you did. And no. Caches will not get deleted. Caches are there for use of use, so that apps open faster. If iCloud is stuck with this spinning gear, then it is still uploading all of this. So, ether wait it out, or do so by disabling Photos in iCloud Settings.

Disable Photos iCloud On your iPhone:

Go to: Settings
Tap: Name
Tap: iCloud
Tap: Photos so it reads "Off"

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Sep 7, 2024 7:57 PM in response to EtherealSweetie

right now my iphone se is connected to 5 Ghz bandwidth wifi and powered with a charger and battery level is 55% the photos app is showing "updating" for the past 1 hour..nothing changed. I already have icloud photos turned on and logged into my icloud account. I've also logged out of all other devices using this apple ID. What battery percentage does it need to be ?

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Sep 7, 2024 8:19 PM in response to TheLittles

Ok, I've force restarted my iphone se, double checked the iphone storage and it says 14.2 GB of 16 GB storage left. No change in the system data and ios partition spaces. I've checked the photos app and icloud photos section under settings and it still says updating with the spinning loading wheel. If I delete all the social media apps, will the cache files also get deleted ?

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