'My Photo Stream' does not work on my MacBook Pro.
I have logged in, and fully enabled iCloud on my MacBook Pro, but no matter what I do 'My Photo Stream' does not work.
On my desktop Mac, iPad Air 2, mini iPad and iPhone, it works perfectly, but it does not work on my MacBook Pro.
Any advice would be very much appreciated. Thanks! 😕
MacBook Pro (Retina, 13-inch, Early 2013), OS X Yosemite (10.10.2)
Try the following:
Disable Photo Stream in the System/iCloud preference pane
and in iPhoto's Photo Stream preference pane.
Reboot and reenable both respectively. See if that will jump start Photo Stream.
Old Toad, thanks very much for your reply. I really appreciate it.
I should have mentioned that I had already gone through the disable/reboot process you have suggested.
The only result I get when I do it is that my entire iPhoto library gets moved to the trash. 😟
I do it is that my entire iPhoto library gets moved to the trash.
You mean the library gets physically moved to the Trash Bin? 😮
Download and run Etrecheck. Copy and paste the results into your reply. Etrecheck is a diagnostic tool that was developed by one of the most respected users here (and recommended by Apple Support personnel) in the ASC to help identify the more obvious culprits that can adversely affect a Mac's performance.
Old Toad,
Again, thanks very much for your assistance.
Yes, all images in the entire iPhoto library get moved to the trash.
I have disabled/rebooted yet again, and this time received a message indicating 'inconsistencies' have been detected in my library and asking if I want to repair, so I have clicked on repair. The library is currently updating and I await the results.
Here are the results of my running of Etrecheck:
Problem description:
Problems with iPhoto: photo stream fails to operate. Reboot to solve problem results in iPhoto library being moved to trash.
EtreCheck version: 2.1.8 (121)
Report generated March 26, 2015 at 3:46:50 PM EDT
Download EtreCheck from http://etresoft.com/etrecheck
Click the [Click for support] links for help with non-Apple products.
Click the [Click for details] links for more information about that line.
Hardware Information: ℹ️
MacBook Pro (Retina, 13-inch, Early 2013) (Technical Specifications)
MacBook Pro - model: MacBookPro10,2
1 3 GHz Intel Core i7 CPU: 2-core
8 GB RAM Not upgradeable
BANK 0/DIMM0
4 GB DDR3 1600 MHz ok
BANK 1/DIMM0
4 GB DDR3 1600 MHz ok
Bluetooth: Good - Handoff/Airdrop2 supported
Wireless: en0: 802.11 a/b/g/n
Battery Health: Normal - Cycle count 248
Video Information: ℹ️
Intel HD Graphics 4000
Color LCD spdisplays_2560x1600Retina
System Software: ℹ️
OS X 10.10.2 (14C1514) - Time since boot: 1:40:58
Disk Information: ℹ️
APPLE SSD SD512E disk0 : (500.28 GB)
EFI (disk0s1) <not mounted> : 210 MB
Recovery HD (disk0s3) <not mounted> [Recovery]: 650 MB
Macintosh HD (disk1) / : 499.06 GB (255.26 GB free)
Encrypted AES-XTS Unlocked
Core Storage: disk0s2 499.42 GB Online
USB Information: ℹ️
Apple Inc. Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad
Apple Inc. BRCM20702 Hub
Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller
Apple Inc. FaceTime HD Camera (Built-in)
Thunderbolt Information: ℹ️
Apple Inc. thunderbolt_bus
Gatekeeper: ℹ️
Mac App Store and identified developers
Launch Daemons: ℹ️
[loaded] com.adobe.fpsaud.plist [Click for support]
User Login Items: ℹ️
iTunesHelper Application (/Applications/iTunes.app/Contents/MacOS/iTunesHelper.app)
SpeechSynthesisServer Application (/System/Library/Frameworks/ApplicationServices.framework/Versions/A/Frameworks /SpeechSynthesis.framework/Versions/A/SpeechSynthesisServer.app)
Internet Plug-ins: ℹ️
Silverlight: Version: 5.1.20913.0 - SDK 10.6 [Click for support]
FlashPlayer-10.6: Version: 17.0.0.134 - SDK 10.6 [Click for support]
Flash Player: Version: 17.0.0.134 - SDK 10.6 [Click for support]
QuickTime Plugin: Version: 7.7.3
Default Browser: Version: 600 - SDK 10.10
3rd Party Preference Panes: ℹ️
Flash Player [Click for support]
Time Machine: ℹ️
Time Machine not configured!
Top Processes by CPU: ℹ️
4% WindowServer
1% loginwindow
1% fontd
0% AppleSpell
0% notifyd
Top Processes by Memory: ℹ️
326 MB com.apple.WebKit.WebContent
249 MB Safari
120 MB mds_stores
112 MB WindowServer
103 MB Dock
Virtual Memory Information: ℹ️
1.56 GB Free RAM
4.79 GB Active RAM
1.22 GB Inactive RAM
1.02 GB Wired RAM
4.60 GB Page-ins
18 MB Page-outs
Diagnostics Information: ℹ️
Mar 26, 2015, 02:08:24 PM /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/iPhoto_2015-03-26-140824_[redacted].cpu_resourc e.diag [Click for details]
Mar 26, 2015, 02:05:39 PM Self test - passed
Mar 26, 2015, 01:43:53 PM /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/iPhoto_2015-03-26-134353_[redacted].cpu_resourc e.diag [Click for details]
Mar 26, 2015, 01:34:04 PM /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/iPhoto_2015-03-26-133404_[redacted].cpu_resourc e.diag [Click for details]
Mar 26, 2015, 06:58:40 AM /Users/[redacted]/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/com.apple.WebKit.Plugin.64_201 5-03-26-065840_[redacted].crash
There was nothing in the report what was suspicious. If the current rebuild doesn't fix the library try this:
Using iPhoto Library Manager to Rebuild Your iPhoto Library
1 - download the free demo version of iPhoto Library Manager and launch.>Click on the Add Library button,
2 - select the library you want to add from those in the selection window.
3 - make sure that in the rebuild window the checkbox "Scavange orphaned photos" is checked.
4 - now that the library is listed in the left hand pane of iPLM, click on your library and go to the Library ➙ Rebuild Library menu option
5 - in the next window name the new library and select the location you want it to be placed. Click on the Create button.
Note 1: This creates a new library based on the LIbraryData.xml file in the library and will recover Events, Albums, keywords, titles and comments. However, books, calendars, cards and slideshows will be lost.
Note 2: Your current library will be left untouched for further attempts at a fix if so desired.
Old Toad,
Thanks so much for all of your help. Repairing the inconsistencies appears to have solved the issue. So far I have a photo stream, but I will take note of the additional information you have provided.
Cheers to you,
P.G.
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