Photos synchronisation

Why won’t Photos synchronise all my photos approx 25000, across all my devices? I have an iMac, iPad and iPhone all running up to date OS. Each one shows a different incomplete set of photos.

iMac 21.5″, macOS 10.15

Posted on Nov 2, 2020 11:06 AM

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Nov 2, 2020 11:07 AM in response to iantj

That's a lot of photos and they will not fit on most devices even with the maximum storage capacity.

iantj Author

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Nov 2, 2020 11:39 AM in response to QuickTimeKirk

OK but they are stored in the cloud and only viewed by my devices. Why then can I not see them all in my devices. How can synchronisation be forced?

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