Why aren't my photos being uploaded to iCloud? My phone doesn't have any storage space left.

[kalleanka123]

As you can see here, I have used 127.8 of 128 GB on my iPhone:


But only 1% of photos are uploaded to iCloud Photos, as you also can see in the picture above. Why is that?

I have a lot of free iCloud space:


And I have enabled "iCloud Photos" and "Optimise iPhone Storage":


Shouldn't my pictures be uploaded now to iCloud and shouldn't I get more available free space than what I have?

 

[0128672]

Your screenshot shows that the iCloud Photos upload is only at 1%, so it has quite a way to go before you see any changes. Keep in mind lower resolution of the photos will still be stored on your device; it's only the higher resolution versions that will be stored in iCloud Photos.

 

[kalleanka123]

Ah, is that what it means? I didn't understand that it was a progress indicator. I thought it indicated the amount of used space.

 

[0128672]

Ah, is that what it means? I didn't understand that it was a progress indicator. I thought it indicated the amount of used space.

I could be wrong about that, but if you just enabled iCloud Photos and depending on how many you have, it can take days for the upload to complete. It looks like you have 85+ GB of photos/videos on your phone? That's going to take awhile for sure.

You can log into icloud.com to see if all of your photos are there as a way to check. But realistically, if you're that tight on device storage, you should probably delete some other things or at least enable Offload Unused Apps.

You can also view your progress by going to Photos > Library > All Photos and scrolling to the bottom.

 

[ybbbbbbb]

The phone needs to be in the charging state, link to wifi, and lock the screen.

 

[0128672]

The phone needs to be in the charging state, link to wifi, and lock the screen.

Would you provide the Apple support source for that? It's not in the iCloud Photos or iCloud user guides. I know it's true for automatic iCloud Backup, but that's the first time I've heard it's a requirement for iCloud Photo uploads, so I'd like to know the source of your info.

Also I can upload without charging or locking the screen, so I'd like to see your source please.

 

[ybbbbbbb]

Would you provide the Apple support source for that? It's not in the iCloud Photos or iCloud user guides. I know it's true for automatic iCloud Backup, but that's the first time I've heard it's a requirement for iCloud Photo uploads, so I'd like to know the source of your info.

Also I can upload without charging or locking the screen, so I'd like to see your source please.

iCloud 会备份哪些内容？ - 官方 Apple 支持 (中国)

iCloud 云备份可为 iPhone、iPad 和 Apple Vision Pro 上尚未同步到 iCloud 的信息创建副本，协助确保数据安全。

support.apple.com

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[0128672]

iCloud 会备份哪些内容？ - 官方 Apple 支持 (中国)

iCloud 云备份可为 iPhone、iPad 和 Apple Vision Pro 上尚未同步到 iCloud 的信息创建副本，协助确保数据安全。

support.apple.com

This web page may need to be translated into English

This is an English-only web forum. Please provide the English version.

 

[ybbbbbbb]

This is an English-only web forum. Please provide the English version.

This is an English-only web forum. Please provide the English version.

You can follow the picture prompts to do this.

 

[BigMcGuire]

This is an English-only web forum. Please provide the English version.

The link provided by @ybbbbbbb was : https://support.apple.com/zh-cn/HT207428

Remove the ZN-CH and run it again: https://support.apple.com/HT207428 which redirects to https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT207428

But yeah, I don't see it listed here: https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204264 (iCloud Photo Backup help).


My experience is that Photos Backup will pause when on battery power. I have:

Whenever I get a new phone or device - it usually takes a day or two to get everything and unless I'm plugged in, it usually pauses. Once fully uploaded, it'll usually upload on battery power as long as long as I don't take a massive amount of photos at once.

 

[0128672]

This source is about iCloud Backup. That's different than uploading photos to iCloud Photos, so that was not relevant advice or an accurate source. Sure, staying plugged for the initial upload, especially if it's large, might make sense as it might for any large or long process, but it's not a requirement for it to work and there's no Apple source that states that.