Photos not syncing with macOS

I'll take a bunch of photos thru the day and come home to my Macbook PRO Retina and find that the iPhotos has "NOT" sync'd them in! It's on the Internet all day ... what's up? It used to work fine.


There is no obvious "button" to get it to wake up and sync, so I don't know what to do ...


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MacBook Pro 13″

Posted on Sep 1, 2025 04:42 PM

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Sep 2, 2025 08:20 AM in response to Rich Allcorn

Keep in mind that iCloud is designed primarily for mobile devices, and since syncing uses the battery, and since lots of people are very anxious about battery drain, the iPhone will avoid syncing when not plugged in. And since syncing uses processing power, and people hate slow-downs, the iPhone will avoid syncing while you use it. And since syncing requires bandwidth, the iPhone will avoid syncing when the internet connection is weak.


So, if you want faster syncing, then find good wifi, plug the phone in, and leave it alone. All this applies to a lesser extent for the Mac.

Photos not syncing with macOS

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