photos sync to iCloud is stuck on mac. it sync new photos from my iPhone to my iPad but the mac sync is stuck and the count is not progressing.

photos sync to iCloud is stuck on mac. it sync new photos from my iPhone to my iPad but the mac sync is stuck and the count is not progressing. Despite it started to sync 2 days back and finished 3000 photos of my 20000 library but now completely stuck

Posted on Jan 12, 2023 12:15 PM

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Neil22R

Community Specialist

Jan 15, 2023 11:22 AM in response to Ehangal

Hi Ehangal,

Let's review the information below to see if checking iCloud storage resolves this. Get help with iCloud Photos

"If you exceed your iCloud storage limit, photos and videos won't upload to iCloud and your library won’t stay up to date across your devices. To continue using iCloud Photos, upgrade your storage plan or reduce the amount of storage that you're using.

Reduce the storage for iCloud Photos by deleting photos and videos that you don't want to keep from your iOS and iPadOS devices or on iCloud.com. Your device will immediately remove any photos and videos that you delete and they won't be available for recovery in your Recently Deleted album.

If you're out of storage, your devices won't back up to iCloud, and new photos, videos, documents, and your information won't stay up to date."

Cheers.

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