my MacBook is still saying downloading messages from icloud

my iMessages is still saying its downloading messages from iCloud and it been over a few hours. How do I fix this?

MacBook Pro 16″, macOS 12.5

Posted on Aug 24, 2022 8:00 AM

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ku4hx

Level 7

23,688 points

Aug 24, 2022 8:37 AM in response to Nevaeh_12

Do a force quit. Sometimes things get hung up for no particular reason. maybe some internet or server issue.

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