iCloud plays an important role in syncing your photos across your devices. It's especially helpful when you want to transfer photos between your devices wirelessly. However, it’s not without problems while using iCloud to sync photos from your iOS device to your computer (Mac or PC). Since the fixes to iCloud Photos Not Syncing to Windows PC have been provided already, this article only covers the solutions to the problem iCloud Photos Not Syncing to Mac, be it Mac Sierra or Mac High Sierra. Read on to get the details.
Solutions to iCloud Photos Not Syncing to Mac
If you find photos not downloading from iCloud to Mac or iCloud photos not syncing to Mac, there are two ways you can choose. One is to use an alternative way to sync photos from your iPhone or iPad to Mac (as shown in Solution 1), the other is to try the potential solutions provided to fix the issue. All the practical methods are detailed below.
Solution 1: Sync photos from iPhone to Mac without iCloud (FREE)
In addition to using iCloud, you can use the FREEWARE for iOS data transfer and file management, EaseUS MobiMover Free, to transfer all your photos in Camera Roll, Photo Stream, and Photo Library, from your iPhone (or iPad in iOS 8 and later) to Mac. With MobiMover, you can transfer files between two iOS devices or between iOS device and computer (Mac or PC) without any cost or limitation.
What can MobiMover transfer or manage for you:Photos: Camera Roll, Photo Library, Photo Stream, Photo Videos
Videos: Movies, TV shows, Music Videos
Audios: Music, Ringtones, Voice Memos, Audiobooks, Playlists
Others: Contacts, Notes, Messages, Voice Mails, Books, and Safari Bookmarks
As you can see from the list above, the files you can transfer using MobiMover are not limited to photos. If you need, you can also transfer contacts from iPhone to iPhone or put music to iPhone with MobiMover. Now, follow the steps below to safely and quickly sync photos from your iPhone to Mac within minutes.
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Step 1. Connect your iPhone to Mac with a USB cable. Run EaseUS MobiMover, choose "Phone to Mac" and click the "Next" button to continue.
Solution #2: Reset Photo Library
A simple Photo Library reset can fix sync iCloud photos not syncing issues on macOS 10.15. To do this,
1. Open your phone’s Settings menu, and then click on “iCloud > Photos” (or “Settings > Photos” in the newer iOS versions), and then deactivate the “iCloud Photo Library” option.
2. Now, restart your device, and then re-enact step 1, turning on the ‘iCloud Photo Library” option this time.
Solution #3: Expand your iCloud Storage
The shortage of storage space might bring about iCloud Photo syncing problems. Check to see if you still have sufficient storage space on your iCloud storage by opening your device’s Setting menu, and then clicking on “iCloud > Storage & Backup > Manage”. If you’re running short of storage space then you need to purchase more.
Solution #4: Ensure you’re Using the Right Apple ID
Make sure the Apple ID you’re signed in with contains the photos you want to sync. Open the Accounts menu of the iCloud app and make sure you’re using the same Apple ID on all your devices.
Also, make sure that the pictures you’re looking for appearing on that Apple account on iCloud.
Solution #5: Use Safe Mode
Safe Mode is a troubleshooting technique that enables your Mac to automatically investigate and resolve issues that prevent your system from running smoothly, such as a cluttered hard disk and problematic login items.
To troubleshoot the issue using Safe Mode, restart your Mac while pressing down the “Shift” key at the same time. Once the login screen appears, release the key. If the issue goes away, then the troubleshooting operations of Safe Mode has resolved it. You can then restart your system normally. But if the issue still persists, try out the next solutions.
Solution #6: Ensure that iCloud Photo Library & Sharing is Active
If the photo-sharing option is not active on your devices, photo syncing cannot work. 1. Open your iPhone’s Settings menu, and then click on Photos, and then turn on ‘My Photo Stream”.
2. On your Mac, go to “Photos > Preferences > iCloud”, and then tick the boxes for “My Photo stream”, “iCloud Photo sharing” and “iCloud Photo Library” (under this option, you can decide what your device does with your original photos).
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