Thanks for this Tim. I’ll definitely give it a try. My Mac just randomly keeps saying unable to access ICloud and ITunes library. There’s no pattern to it saying it - it just seems to do so when it feels like it - and I don’t really know what I can do about that. Would I find that sort of information/a solution for it in system preferences too??
Thanks for any help. Eleanor Sent from my iPhone > On 4 Apr 2019, at 21:52, 'Tim Kilburn' via MacVisionaries > <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hi, > > If you have iCloud Photo Library turned on for both the iPad and iPhone, then > there's no need to connect your iOS device to the Mac in order to sync > photos. There are a couple of ways to determine if iCloud Photo Library is > enabled on your Mac. You can do it either from System Preferences in the > iCloud pane, or in the preferences of the Photos app itself. Let's do it > from System Prefs. So, go into System Prefs, iCloud. In here you can > confirm that you are signed into iCloud with your same Apple ID. Just VO > navigate around the iCloud pane and listen to learn whether you're signed in > or not. If not, there's an obvious Sign in button. Once that you've > confirmed that you're signed in, then interact with the Services table and > make sure that Photos is checked. If you also interact with the Photos item > within the Services table, then navigate right, you'll notice an Options > button. Pressing on this button gives you the settings by which you can > ensure that iCloud Photo Library is enabled, as well as Optimizing your > Library etc. If these are all confirmed, then all photos will be syncing > across all your devices. The Photos app is a little more complicated to > explain, but once you open Photos, there's a sidebar that lets you choose > albums, your entire library, people, places etc. Select one of those items, > and verify if it sounds like the same number of items that you have on your > iOS devices. > > Later... > > Tim Kilburn > Apple Teacher > (with Swift Playgrounds Recognition) > Fort McMurray, AB Canada > > On Apr 4, 2019, at 14:16, 'Eleanor Roberts' via MacVisionaries > <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hi all > > Hoping someone can help. I am currently trying to make sure that all my > photos are syncing properly across all my devices (IPhone, IPad and Mac) as > well as to ICloud. The IPhone and IPad aren’t so much of a problem, as I know > that ICloud Photo Library’s on. However, as for my Mac, I don’t have a clue > what I’m doing. > > So, firstly, how can I check that my Mac’s properly connected to ICloud? > Secondly, how do I check that ICloud Photo Library’s turned on on my Mac? > Thirdly, how do I use the photos app on my Mac? Fourthly, how can I ensure > that all the photos I have do actually sync across all my devices?, including > when my IPhone or IPad are actually plugged into my Mac? > > So sorry for all the questions, but I really want to get this sorted out and > get everything working in harmony again. So any help would be much > appreciated. > > Thanks. > > Eleanor > > Sent from my iPhone > > -- > The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries > list. > > If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if > you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or > moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. > > Your Mac Visionaries list moderator is Mark Taylor. 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