iCloud Photos library import to Mac Studio is slow and stuck

I am trying to import my photos library from iCloud to my new Mac Studio M4 so I can cancel my iCloud subscription. The library is 220.4 GB total and the import has been very slow over the last two days and keeps stalling. I performed "repair library" yesterday but today it has been stuck at 131.69 GB imported. So there's 88.71 GB left to import and I have 143.1 GB currently available on my internal HD. Anything I can do to finish this import?


Mac Studio, macOS 15.7

Posted on Dec 30, 2025 4:41 PM

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iCloud Photos library import to Mac Studio is slow and stuck

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