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richard13

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Aug 1, 2008
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EDIT: I resolved this. For some reason in Photos > Settings > iCloud, the iCloud Photos check box was unchecked. I must have done this as a test last month and forgot about it. Sorry for any randomization.

I'll leave this here in case someone else runs into this problem but it's ok for admins to delete.

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When I open the Photos app on my Macs (iMac or MBA) the last photo synced is from September 16th. No new photos have been downloaded to these devices. I can see them all in iCloud via web and it looks like they are all there on my iPhone but I would expect that.

On my MBA, I turned off syncing for Photos. When I tried to enable it again, it asked me for my password. Then it asked me if I wanted upgrade my iCloud storage. I chose the 50GB plan which I already have. But next screen was acting like I needed to pay for it which I already am with my Apple Card. I checked the official Apple Support article on this and it says not to turn off Photos. Too late for that now.

I am running close to my iCloud storage limit in case that means something (using 46.3GB of 50GB) but shouldn't I get a message specifically about that if it was due to that?

I have tons of storage on both devices so it's not like it can't be stored locally. This was happening in Sonoma so I don't think this is yet another issue with Sequoia.

Anyone else seen this? Know what's going wrong?

Thanks!
 
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