I have been deleting photos & arranging albums on icloud.com/photos, but they aren't syncing to my macbook pro or iphone

How do I get the macbook & iphone to follow the lead of icloud.com/photos and sync

MacBook Pro 13″, macOS 10.13

Posted on Jan 9, 2023 7:10 PM

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léonie

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Jan 10, 2023 12:04 AM in response to SanderaiMK

It may take a while until the syncing has been completed.

I just tested by creating a new album at www.icloud.com. The album appeared five minutes later on my iPhone, but is not yet visible on my Mac.

léonie

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Jan 10, 2023 12:41 AM in response to léonie

Added: thirty minutes later the album appeared also on my Mac.

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I have been deleting photos & arranging albums on icloud.com/photos, but they aren't syncing to my macbook pro or iphone