iCloud Photo Library Upload - Extremely Slow Uploads

I guess the most one have the same problem. (I´ve an download rate of 14,88 Mbps and a real slow upload rate of 800 kbps, but the slow upload rates are quite normal in Germany). I knew it will take long and I´ve uploaded about 7.500 pix the last time. But since the last days and nights there is no upload any more. Photo says that it´s uploading 13.460 pix, but nothing happens. The counter is at that number for about 5 days now. Restarting router, TimeCapsule and iMac didn´t help, neither pausing and restarting upload.

I´m quite sure you´re inserting this command in the terminal, do you? (I´ve no real experiences with the mac terminal, the easy to use feeling was one reason for me to change from windows to mac). But when I´m typing this command in the terminal I´m receiving no answer. Any further help for me?

Edit: When I´m using your loop-command I´m receiving the answer "no such file or command".

I had this problem but found a solution which worked for me. I started the upload and then switch to the photos app on my iPhone 6 having switched off auto lock. The phone just sat there for 10 mins and all my photos were uploaded. You can see if they are being uploaded by looking at the little glittery symbol next to your wifi signal strength indicator. If the glittery circle appears then your photos are uploading. Hope this is clear and helps!

I do not have the problem with my iPhone but with my iMac. The iPhone is uploading correctly, the iMac hangs at the same number of rest files for several days 😟 I tried to deactivate the photo stream on all devices (iMac, iPhone, 2 x iPad) but it doesn´t work either. I´m hoping for the next OS-update.

This also seems to have speeded things up for me - Thanks for the tip!

Also, on iCloud.com, it only took a few minutes to prepare my library first time, despite there being over 2000 photos in it that had already uploaded from Photos on my rMBP...

I signed up for icloud's paid plan to store my media on icloud. Like everyone else here, I am seeing incredibly slow uploads on the Mac. I have about 5K worth of media and it has been 4 days, and so far, only 1K worth of media has been uploaded. The upload time feels like the 90s. Google's Photos upload is much snappier. Quite disappointed with this service. 😟

thanks for shareing

LN

my upload speed is 3.2 mbps. Thanks for the test. I think it is going to take a long long time.

It isn't any bandwidth issues as people were try to say. It's ridiculous but it seems that Photos app uploading photos only when it's visible and screen isn't locked. In the same network Android phone upload photos to their services in seconds.

Lothar Hagano wrote:

It isn't any bandwidth issues as people were try to say. It's ridiculous but it seems that Photos app uploading photos only when it's visible and screen isn't locked. In the same network Android phone upload photos to their services in seconds.

Photos doe not ONLY upload when it is visible - it does only upload while the Mac is awake so set it not to sleep and keep connected to the internet and it willupload

As to your preferences for using an Android Phone - no problem - Photos is totally optional and if you do not like it you can use anything else you prefer - what hardware and what software you use if totally up to you, choose to use things you like rather than things you do not like

LN

I said about other devices only to show that there are no bandwidth issues. And I'm talking about time which Photos need to transfer data from iPhone to Macbook through iCloud, while both of them are switch on and running. After iPhone screen is locked, for example for 5 minutes, in settings menu of Photos&Camera there is message "last synchronisation 5 minutes ago". After it, synchronisation is continued (animated icon near wifi icon on systembar). So there are no synchronisation from iPhone to iCloud while iPhone is locked.

i actually stopped with this service. slow slow slow, waited for days to upload only 1300 files of 9000. Sometimes nothing seems to happen. it is a pity as when it would work as it should work it could be a great service. now i'm stuck with a NAS in my home. Of course you can go to free services from google or flickr or what ever service but they all spam you with adds or you sell you data to others. There is no such thing as a free lunch after all.

When it comes to cloud services i'm always very disappointed in apple, they do not seem to get it right.

You're not helping, Larry