iCloud Drive won't sync with MacOS

I am running MacBook Pro 2016 on macOS Monterrey. Quite often I find iCloud Drive won't sync on my Mac. I can put whatever files in there and I get the progress circle stuck

I have restarted my Mac several times without luck. At some point, God knows when, it works. My best guess, it takes several hours to upload 162 kb.

Doing the same on the iPhone works fine, so it is a desktop issue.

Apple Support suggested I reinstall the system. Before doing such thing, anyone has the same problem or workaround?

I wish Apple cloud release a tool to force iCloud to sync.

MacBook Pro 15″, macOS 12.6

Posted on Dec 7, 2022 04:41 PM

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ASTRO24

Community Specialist

Dec 10, 2022 07:36 PM in response to alexgsrubio

Hi alexgsrubio,

Thanks for posting in Apple Support Communities.

With iCloud Drive not syncing, try connecting to a different Wi-Fi network. Also, restart in safe mode where system extensions and login items are not running.

Apple silicon

1. Shut down your Mac.

2. Turn on your Mac and continue to press and hold the power button until you see the startup options window.

3. Select your startup disk, then press and hold the Shift key while clicking “Continue in Safe Mode.”

4. Log in to your Mac. You might be asked to log in again.

Intel processor

1. Turn on or restart your Mac, then immediately press and hold the Shift key as your Mac starts up.

2. Release the key when you see the login window, then log in to your Mac.

3. You might be asked to log in again. On either the first or second login window, you should see ”Safe Boot” in the upper-right corner of the window.

How to use safe mode on your Mac

If it continues, it would be best to reinstall macOS as advised.

Regards.

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iCloud Drive won't sync with MacOS