iPhone (iOS 18.1) photos won't import to macOS Sequoia (15.1)

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iPhone (iOS 18.1) photos won't import to macOS Sequoia (15.1)

Photos from my iPhone won't import to my MacBook.

I'm running out of storage on my iPhone and it's getting annoying that it's not importing the photos.

They load on the screen under my iPhone, but as soon as press the button to import all new, it doesn't do anything. Is Apple doing this so that people will subscribe more to their iCloud storage and expand to a bigger plan? Is anyone else having a similar issue? Apple "Genius" can you please provide the answer to fix this issue?

MacBook Pro 16″, macOS 15.1

Posted on Nov 4, 2024 2:34 PM

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Answer 1

Nov 29, 2024 8:59 PM in response to Mr_Shincredible

I've been working on this same problem for 2+ weeks, trying to address the issue of unpredictable uploads to my Photo app from my iPhone 15P. In my quest to find what the problem might be, I've brought my 2020 iMac up to the latest OS (Sequoia 15.1.1), upgraded my iPhone to iOS 18.1.1 (boy is the new photos app UGLY!), had to purchase a 2tb SSD drive to store the Photos library, buy new USB C cables to make certain they are not the problem and spend hours of travel time to an Apple Store for a Genius consult (only to be assisted by a newbie who could not help me) and then spend an hour plus with a Genius phone consultant who could not definitively offer a solution but only guide me in the previous efforts listed toward a solution. I too am very suspicious of the iCloud upload solution and will not give in on that one. I am trying to upload 132K photos and have stalled out with 23,781 files to go. This is so frustrating!!! Help!

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Answer 2

KCom007

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Dec 6, 2024 8:27 AM in response to Mr_Shincredible

I'm havin the EXACT SAME ISSUE you described.

My iPhone 11 (iOS 18.1.1) WON'T UPLOAD ANY PHOTOS OR VIDEOS to my 2023 MacBook Pro M3 Max (Sequoia 15.1.1) 128 GB RAM x 4 TB SSD.

I spent $5,000+ on this Apple MacBook Pro M3 Max ...

MAINLY because I was HAVING ISSUES uploading from Photos on my iPhone 11 to my Mid 2015 MacBook Pro (10.14.6 Mojave) 16 GB RAM x 2 TB SSD.

I'd really like for this iPhone to MacBook upload process via Photos to be seamless and easy like it should be.

Very frustrating.

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iPhone (iOS 18.1) photos won't import to macOS Sequoia (15.1)

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