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Q: How do I force photo stream sync

My photostream doesn't seem to update quickly on both my Macs. Can I force it to update and sync?

Mac mini, OS X Mavericks (10.9.4), Nothing special

Posted on Aug 3, 2015 7:54 AM

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Q: How do I force photo stream sync

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  • by léonie,

    léonie léonie Aug 3, 2015 9:58 AM in response to thosem@gmail.com
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    Aug 3, 2015 9:58 AM in response to thosem@gmail.com

    Does it not sync between the two Macs, or do photos from your mobile devices not appear?

    Your iPhone will only stream new photos after you close the Camera.app, make sure it is charged, and it is connected to Wi-Fi.

     

    If My Photo Stream is not updating between the Macs, there may be a photo in the Photo Stream that cannot be processed.

  • by thosem@gmail.com,

    thosem@gmail.com thosem@gmail.com Aug 3, 2015 12:42 PM in response to léonie
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    Aug 3, 2015 12:42 PM in response to léonie

    It doesnt' sync from my iphoto library to my Macs. There is no problem syncing from the iPhone to the iCloud photo library, as those photos are seen on my iPad very soon after being taken, and also on my Apple TV photostream screen saver. Also, they are seen on my Mac, EVENTUALLY, where that means after a number of days.

     

    I'd like to be able to retrieve photos on my Mac *not too long* after I take them. There seems little delay getting them on the iCloud photo library, so I see no reason they can't appear on my Macs.

     

    All that said, the photos are suddenly showing up on my Mac after putting the iPhone on wifi, so maybe only iOS devices can see photos that were uploaded with LTE? Makes no sense!?

  • by Eric Root,

    Eric Root Eric Root Aug 3, 2015 4:29 PM in response to thosem@gmail.com
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    Aug 3, 2015 4:29 PM in response to thosem@gmail.com

    Try stopping the iCloud sync, wait a minute, and then reenable it.

  • by léonie,Solvedanswer

    léonie léonie Aug 3, 2015 11:26 PM in response to thosem@gmail.com
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    Aug 3, 2015 11:26 PM in response to thosem@gmail.com
    All that said, the photos are suddenly showing up on my Mac after putting the iPhone on wifi, so maybe only iOS devices can see photos that were uploaded with LTE? Makes no sense!?

    I don't know how your iPad is seeing the iPhone photos, but your Mac will only see the the photos after you connect the iPhone to Wi-Fi.The Wif-Fi connection is required to upload to iCloud, see this link:  https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201317

    When do my photos upload to My Photo Stream?

    Photos that you take on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch will automatically upload to My Photo Stream when you leave the Camera app and connect to Wi-Fi.